99

1. 1.

   being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety

   Synonymsninety-nineic

   Similarcardinal

Questions about 99

What does 99 mean?

99 means "being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety".

What is another word for 99?

Close synonyms include ninety-nine, ic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is 99 a common word?

99 is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.