ninety

Meanings

• Number

  The number that is one less than one hundred.

• Noun

  A score representing a failure to achieve something by a small margin.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈnaɪn.di/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

Arabic numerals , Roman numerals

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ninety
tenny , denny , wrenny

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Variants

List of all variants of ninety that leads to same result
90 , nineties , ninetieth , ninetieths , ninety , ninety-nine times out of a hundred , ninety percent of the time , ninety-nine percent of the time , ninety/ninety-nine percent of the time

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From old French nonante, from nonantez, nonante 'nine and ten'.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall, ninety-nine bottles of beer! Take one down, pass it around, ninety-eight bottles of beer on the wall!

2. In the Monopoly board game, ninety-nine percent of all players have been bankrupt at least once.

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Related Concepts

informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

1. Century: Ninety is the last digit in the tens place of a hundred, making it the last digit of a number in the tens place before reaching a new hundred.

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Culture

Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

In various sports, ninety can refer to a score that is just short of a perfect or desirable outcome. For example, in cricket, ninety runs scored by a batsman is considered a good but not exceptional performance.

How to Memorize "ninety"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a hundred-unit block with one unit missing. Ninety is the number of units present in that block.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number with the number of fingers on one hand, excluding the thumb, which is eighty-nine. Ninety is one more than that.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Nine ten, minus one, ninety-one' to remember the value of ninety.

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