sixteen

[siks-teen]

noun

1. a cardinal number, ten plus six.

2. a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 16 in number.

sixteen

/ ˈsɪksˈtiːn /

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and six See also number

2. a numeral, 16, XVI, etc, representing this number

3. music the numeral 16 used as the lower figure of a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semiquavers

4. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 16 units

determiner

1. 1. amounting to sixteen

      sixteen tons

   2. ( as pronoun )

      sixteen are known to the police

Word History and Origins

Origin of sixteen¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English sixtēne; cognate with Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Old Norse sextān. See six, -teen

Word History and Origins

Origin of sixteen¹

Old English sextyne

Example Sentences

Though only sixteen years old, she was an experienced and capable governess, previously employed at Ashton Place, where she had cared for the three wards of Lord Fredrick Ashton.

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At sixteen they seemed no different than before.

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Since when did Jamar Prince, who was sixteen and in high school, want to walk anywhere with him?

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She chomps on bamboo sixteen hours a day, every day.

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Called tablets, these long wooden tags ranged from six to sixteen inches in length and up to one-and-a-half inches in width.

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