seventeen meaning

UK /ˈsɛvəntiːn/ US /ˈsɛvəntin/ 3 syllables

seventeen (adjective): being one more than sixteen.

seventeen has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

seventeen as an adjective

  1. being one more than sixteen

    Synonyms: 17, xvii

    Similar: cardinal

seventeen as a noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one

    Synonyms: 17, XVII

    Type of: large integer

How to pronounce seventeen

seventeen is pronounced /ˈsɛvəntiːn/ in British English and /ˈsɛvəntin/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with seventeen

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in EN · 9-letter words

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