Nineteen Definition

nīn-tēn
noun
The cardinal number between eighteen and twenty; 19; XIX.
Webster's New World
The 19th in a set or sequence.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • xix
  • 19
adjective
Totaling nine more than ten.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • xix
  • 19

Other Word Forms of Nineteen

Noun

Singular:
nineteen
Plural:
nineteens

Origin of Nineteen

  • Middle English nintene from Old English nigontēne newn̥ in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nineteen Sentence Examples

  • At the age of nineteen, however, he had no thought of renouncing the world, for he was then passionately in love with the daughter of a neighbour, a Strozzi exiled from Florence.

  • In the usual edition it fills nineteen volumes.

  • In the first place she had nineteen months' experience of sight and sound.

  • The labouring convicts are distributed among four jails and nineteen stations; the self-supporters in thirtyeight villages.

  • He subsequently served for nineteen years under Ardaburius and Aspar, and took part in the wars against the Persians and Vandals.

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Words Starting With

NNININ

Words Ending With

NENEEN

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