sixteen

American  

[siks-teen] / ˈsɪksˈtin /

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.

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adjective

1. amounting to 16 in number.

sixteen British  

/ 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

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determiner

1. 1. amounting to sixteen

      sixteen tons

   2. ( as pronoun )

      sixteen are known to the police

Etymology

Origin of sixteen

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

Example Sentences

They surrounded me in chairs and on their knees, and as I scanned their young faces, I figured their ages were about sixteen.

From Literature

All sixteen analysts that cover the stock have it rated a Buy and the consensus price target of just over $32 is more than 60% higher than its current price.

From Barron's

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.

From Literature

Even at sixteen, was she nothing more than a child still, believing in the power of magic words?

From Literature

“I’m sixteen. I go to Red Knot. Where do you go?”

From Literature