forty-six

American  

[fawr-tee-siks] / ˈfɔr tiˈsɪks /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 6.

2. a symbol for this number, as 46 or XLVI.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 46 in number.

Example Sentences

Edward I called his first Parliament in 1275, and the body met forty-six times during his thirty-five-year reign.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

An additional forty-six cents will get you Omarosa Manigault Newman's "insider's account" of her short-lived tenure in that very White House.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2020

Write nine billion, two hundred forty-six million, seventy-three thousand, one hundred eighty-nine as a whole number using digits.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

“When the neighbor returned Sunday evening, the man met him outside. “I never made it to forty-six, but when you step inside your house, you’ll know your cat is no longer constipated.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2020

Then you figure how much less forty-six is than fifty.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey