2000s

Noun

2000s pl (plural only)

1. (plural, plural-only) The decade that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009.
   • Prominent in the 1980s and 1990s for the part it played in Postmodernism and then in Deconstruction, in the 2000s AD has leveraged a depth and level of scrutiny not currently offered elsewhere in the design press.2008, Julieanna Preston, Interior Atmospheres, Academy Press, →ISBN
   • When asked about how many planes Epstein owned […] [Maxwell] answered "in the '90s he had one plane and at some point in the 2000s he had two planes," demonstrating a clear understanding of how decades are described.2021 February 5, Jacob Shamsian, “Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers say an indictment should be thrown out because she wasn't sure what 'sexual activities' meant during a deposition”, in Insider
2. (plural, plural-only) The century that began on January 1, 2000 and ends on December 31, 2099.
   • The people of the late 19th century approached the 20th with the same awe with which we see the 2000s.1980, Peter Luck, This Fabulous Century, page 7
   • The converted code will be able to handle dates that span centuries (1800s, 1900s, and 2000s at least).1996, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Software Engineering, page 476
3. (plural, plural-only, rare) The millennium that began on January 1, 2000 and ends on December 31, 2999.
   • What Roman numeral might you find in the cornerstone of a building built in the year 2000? MM – the mark of the new millennium, a move from the 1000s to the 2000s.1999, Larry Dane Brimner, The Official M&M’s Book of the Millennium, Charlesbridge, →ISBN
   • The current four-phase American cycle started in the days immediately following World War II with the First Turning of the Millennial Cycle, so named because it would bridge America from one millennium (the 1000s) to the next (the 2000s).2009, Tom Osenton, “Repeating Cycles in American History”, in Boomer Density: Leading the U.S. through the Worst Crisis Since the Great Depression, Westport, Conn.; London: Praeger Publishers, →ISBN...