fiftyish
Approximately five decades
Fiftyish means approximately fifty, usually referring to age.
Someone who looks fiftyish appears to be around fifty years old, give or take a few years: a fiftyish woman with graying hair.
The suffix -ish softens the precision, suggesting an estimate rather than exact knowledge.
In the vicinity
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
estimate · circa · thereabouts · approaching · nearing · pushing · borderline · almost
Period of fifty years
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
commemoration · benchmark · landmark · tribute · recognition · achievement
In life's middle decades
- matureFully grown or developed
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- establishedFormally set up
- settledNo longer in question
prime · adult · parenthood · menopause · andropause · second-act · reinvention · reflection
around
In the vicinity
ballpark · estimate · circa · thereabouts · approaching · nearing · pushing · borderline · almost · mid-century
half-century
Period of fifty years
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
celebration · commemoration · benchmark · landmark · tribute · recognition · achievement
middle-aged
In life's middle decades
- matureFully grown or developed
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- establishedFormally set up
settled · prime · adult · parenthood · menopause · andropause · second-act · reinvention · reflection · seasoned
baby-boomer
Postwar population surge member
fifty, fiftieth, fifty-two, fifty-one, fifty-six, fifties, fifty-nine, fifty-five, fifty-four