twenties

Thân thiện

A woman in her twenties enjoys a sunny day in the park.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The decade from 1920 to 1929: A specific period of ten years in the 20th century.
   • The time of life between 20 and 30: The age range of a person who is in their third decade of life.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Decade):
  • Jazz music became hugely popular in the twenties.
  • Fashion in the twenties was characterized by flapper dresses.
• Noun (Age):
  • She is in her twenties, so she is figuring out her career path.
  • Many people travel the world in their twenties.

Advanced Usage

• "The Roaring Twenties": A common historical nickname for the 1920s, emphasizing economic prosperity and cultural dynamism.
  • The novel captures the spirit of the Roaring Twenties.
• "Early/late twenties": Used to be more specific about age within the decade.
  • He's in his early twenties, probably 22 or 23.
  • She got her first managerial role in her late twenties.

Variants and Related Words

• Twentieth (adj.): Coming next after the nineteenth in position.
  • We are studying the twentieth century.
• Twenty (n., adj.): The cardinal number that is the product of ten and two.
  • There are twenty students in the class.

Synonyms

• The 1920s: The decade from 1920 to 1929.
• One's third decade: The time of life between 20 and 30.

Related Phrases

• "The dirty thirties": The following decade, the 1930s, often associated with the Great Depression and drought. (Used for contrast).
  • The economic boom of the twenties was followed by the dirty thirties.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the decade from 1920 to 1929
2. the time of life between 20 and 30

Từ đồng nghĩa

• 1920s
• mid-twenties