eighties

/ˈeɪtiz/
noun
  1. The decade from 1980 to 1989.
    • The eighties saw the rise of personal computers and video games.
    • Music from the eighties is still very popular today.
    • She was a teenager in the eighties and loved big hair and neon colors.
  2. The range of temperatures from 80 to 89 degrees.
    • We enjoyed a perfect summer day with highs in the eighties.
    • The forecast says temperatures will be in the eighties all week.
    • It was already in the eighties by ten o'clock in the morning.
  3. The ages from 80 to 89 years old.
    • Many people in their eighties remain active and healthy.
    • My grandmother is in her eighties and still walks every day.
    • He wrote his first novel in his eighties.