seventeen

American  

[sev-uhn-teen] / ˈsɛv ənˈtin /

noun

seventeens plural

1. a cardinal number, 10 plus 7.

2. a symbol for this number, as 17 or XVII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 17 in number.

2. (initial capital letter, italics) a novel (1916) by Booth Tarkington.

seventeen British  

/ ˈsɛvənˈtiːn /

noun

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

2. a numeral, 17, XVII, etc, representing this number

3. the amount or quantity that is seven more than ten

4. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 17 units

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determiner

1. 1. amounting to seventeen

      seventeen attempts

   2. ( as pronoun )

      seventeen were sold

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• seventeens
  plural

Etymology

Origin of seventeen

before 900; Middle English seventene, Old English seofontēne (cognate with Dutch zeventien, German siebzehn ). See seven, -teen

Example Sentences

Seventeen years after stepping down from the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Seventeen of the 26 players were born outside of Bosnia & Herzegovina.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Seventeen of the 18 in industries tracked by the ISM reported growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Seventeen other people, mostly construction workers who were sleeping at the building site when disaster struck, remained missing, Sajili said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

But Shamsoun, now seventeen and a member of the Under Seventeen Fugees, remembers the first time he saw the planes.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John