🧑 About thirty years old 🔢 About thirty ⏰ Around thirty minutes

thirtyish

3.5

About thirty people or things in number

adjective
/ˈθɜrtiɪʃ/

Informal

: alrededor de treinta

The group consisted of thirtyish people, all eager to start the tour.

Examples

She looked thirtyish, though her actual age was never revealed.
We ordered thirtyish chairs for the event, just to be safe.
She is in her thirtyish years and still enjoys adventure.
I saw a thirtyish man at the coffee shop yesterday.
The group consisted of thirtyish people, all eager to start the tour.
She looked thirtyish, though her actual age was never revealed.
I saw a thirtyish man at the coffee shop yesterday.

Synonyms

thirty

vsthirtyish

∞ 1.0

A number equal to three groups of ten

is an approximate value centred around that count

vsthirtyish

389 1.0

A number that is three more than thirty

is a general approximate number near that specific count

thirty-five

vsthirtyish

61 1.0

A number equal to 35

is a loose estimate hovering nearer to three tens than that exact figure

thirty-two

vsthirtyish

38 1.0

The number after thirty-one and before thirty-three

is a rough estimate around that nearby count

thirty-six

vsthirtyish

31 1.0

The number after thirty-five and before thirty-seven

is an imprecise value meant to indicate closeness to three tens

thirty-three

vsthirtyish

28 1.0

The number that comes after thirty-two and before thirty-four

is a general approximate number near that specific count

thirty-seven

vsthirtyish

21 1.0

A number equal to thirty plus seven

is an approximate number implying closeness rather than that exact figure

thirty-four

vsthirtyish

16 1.0

A number that is four more than thirty

is an approximation that stays closer to three tens than that exact count

thirty-one

vsthirtyish

1 1.0

Having the number that comes after thirty

is a nearby estimate rather than a precise one more than three tens

thirtysomething

vsthirtyish

1 4.2

Between thirty and thirty-nine years old

is a much narrower estimate focused specifically near three tens

How Many

fortyish

Informal

3.4

thirtyish

Informal

3.5

∞ 1.0

twenty

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

thirtyish positive

Morphology

thirtyish = thirty (transparent) = thirty + ish

Clearly formed from the numeral 'thirty' plus the productive English suffix '-ish' to mean 'approximately/thirty-like'.

Etymology

Thirtyish is made from thirty and -ish, where -ish means 'about'. It is used for a number or amount that is roughly thirty, so you mean 'about thirty' rather than exactly thirty.