noun
- the numbers from 80 to 89, especially when referring to temperature or age
- the decade from 1980 to 1989
- the years of a person’s life from age 80 to 89
Examples
- The temperature reached the low eighties today.
- My grandmother is in her eighties but still very active.
- The eighties were known for distinctive music and fashion.
- He was born in the eighties and grew up with video games.
- The thermometer showed it was in the upper eighties.
- She remembers the eighties as a time of economic growth.
- Both my grandparents are in their early eighties.