eleventh

American  

[ih-lev-uhnth] / ɪˈlɛv ənθ /

adjective

1. next after the tenth; being the ordinal number for 11.

2. being one of 11 equal parts.

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noun

1. an eleventh part, especially of one (1/11).

2. the eleventh member of a series.

eleventh British  

/ ɪˈlɛvənθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. coming after the tenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of eleven: often written 11th

   2. ( as pronoun )

      the eleventh in succession

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noun

1. 1. one of 11 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      an eleventh part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by 11 ( 1/ 11 )

3. music

   1. an interval of one octave plus one fourth

   2. See eleventh chord

Etymology

Origin of eleventh

before 1000; Middle English enleventh, enlefte, Old English endlyfta (akin to Old Frisian andlofta, Old Saxon ellifto ). See eleven, -th ²

Example Sentences

As part of their divorce agreement, the duo split other properties in their portfolio, including a sprawling penthouse apartment on Eleventh Avenue, which they bought for $21.12 million in 2022.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Salman Rushdie’s new story collection, ‘The Eleventh Hour,’ explores mortality through five inventive stories blending realism and magic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Rushdie has far more success in “The Eleventh Hour.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

Eleventh seed Medvedev then secured the crucial break in the sixth game of the second set and served out to set up a second-round meeting with Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

Anthony had already made plans for the Eleventh National Woman’s Rights Convention, set for May in New York, and she wanted to move forward with the meeting.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling