sixty-five

Five past sixty

Sixty-five is the number between sixty-four and sixty-six.

In the United States, sixty-five has long been the traditional age of retirement and eligibility for Medicare: She's turning sixty-five next month and planning to retire.

retirement

pension

Retiree's ongoing benefit

retiree · 401(k) · IRA · annuity · leisure · eligibility · enrollment · benefits · downsizing · empty nest

milestone

birthday

Annual date of origin

benchmark · turning point · coming of age · commemoration · jubilee · cake · candles · party · over the hill · senior citizen

number

integer

Number lacking fractions

  • oddUnusual or not even
  • primeReadying for action
  • digitsSingle-place numerals

numerical · speed limit · score · quantity · figure

1960s

Beatles

Iconic sixties rock quartet

counterculture · civil rights · flower power · psychedelic · baby boomers · Cold War · space race · Apollo · MLK · Kennedy

Categories
Opposites
numerical magnitude

sixty-fivezero

Numerical absence of quantity

one · infinity · sixty-four · sixty-six · million

life stage/retirement age

sixty-fiveyoung

Not yet mature

eighteen · twenty-one · youth · newborn · thirty

Family

six, five, fifty, sixty, sixteen, sixtieth, fiftieth, sixties, fifties

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G