Eighteenth
/ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/ adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The person or thing in the eighteenth position.
- 2 position 18 in a countable series of things wordnet
- 3 One of eighteen equal parts of a whole.
- 4 A party to celebrate an eighteenth birthday. informal
Adjective
- 1 The ordinal form of the number eighteen.
Adjective
- 1 coming next after the seventeenth in position wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Fashion in the eighteenth century emphasized the bosom."
Etymology
From Middle English eiȝtenþe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô. Equivalent to eighteen + -th (ordinal suffix).