What does ninety-nine mean?

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

How many syllables are in ninety-nine?

ninety-nine has 4 syllables and divides as ni-ne-ty--nine under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for ninety-nine?

Close synonyms include 99, 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 ninety-nine a common word?

ninety-nine 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.

Ninety-nine — meaning and 2 synonyms

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety
Synonyms99 ic
Similarcardinal

Questions about ninety-nine

What does ninety-nine mean?: ninety-nine means "being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety".
How many syllables are in ninety-nine?: ninety-nine has 4 syllables and divides as ni-ne-ty--nine under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.
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