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Definition of sixty

sixty

/ˈsɪk.sti/
six · ty
Plural:sixties
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Adjective:sixtieth
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• adjective

1

Amounting to sixty in number; ten more than fifty, or six times ten.

Example

"The lecture lasted exactly sixty minutes from start to finish."

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• noun

1

The cardinal number equivalent to the product of six and ten; one more than fifty-nine, or ten more than fifty.

Example

"Sixty is a highly composite number used as the base for measuring minutes and seconds."

2

The numbers from 60 to 69, especially the years of a century or of a person's life (used in the plural).

Example

"My grandfather retired in his mid-sixties and took up woodworking."

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• Nearby Words

sixthly
sixties
sixtieth
sixty
sixtyish
sizable
sizably

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English sixtig, a compound of siex ('six') and -tig ('group of ten'), from Proto-Germanic *sehstiguz.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sixty. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sixty
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