nineteen

American  

[nahyn-teen] / ˈnaɪnˈtin /

noun

1. a cardinal number, ten plus nine.

2. a symbol for this number, as 19 or XIX.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to nineteen in number.

idioms

1. talk nineteen to the dozen, to talk very rapidly or vehemently.

   Whenever I'm excited I talk nineteen to the dozen.

nineteen British  

/ ˌnaɪnˈtiːn /

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and nine and is a prime number See also number

2. a numeral, 19, XIX, etc, representing this number

3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 19 units

4. to talk incessantly

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determiner

1. 1. amounting to nineteen

      nineteen pictures

   2. ( as pronoun )

      only nineteen voted

Etymology

Origin of nineteen

before 1000; Middle English nintene, Old English nigontȳne. See nine, -teen

Example Sentences

It’s for a skid of porcelain subway tile, for over nineteen hundred dollars.

From Literature

When he scooped the hair back from his eyes, I saw he must be nineteen or twenty.

From Literature

Thanks to the movie magazines, I also knew that Anna May was nineteen, just three years older than me.

From Literature

Like a wolf, I gorged—ate nineteen paper bowlfuls of chili.

From Literature

She was about nineteen, a year or two older than I, and came from Penobscot in Maine.

From Literature