adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number twenty-one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The person or thing in the twenty-first position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
One of twenty-one equal parts of a whole, usually written 1⁄21.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A party to celebrate a twenty-first birthday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
coming next after the twentieth in position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 21st
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
een-en-twintigste
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Catalan:
vint-i-unè
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Crimean Tatar:
yigirmi birinci
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Dutch:
eenentwintigste
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Esperanto:
dudek-unua
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Finnish:
kahdeskymmenesensimmäinen
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Finnish:
kahdeskymmenesyhdes
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
French:
vingt-et-unième
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
West-Frisian:
ienentweintichste
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Georgian:
ოცდამეერთე
(ocdameerte)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
German:
21.)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Hindi:
इक्कीसवाँ
(ikkīsvā̃)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Hungarian:
21.)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Italian:
ventunesimo
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Italian:
21o m, 21a f)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Macedonian:
дваесет и први
(dvaeset i prvi)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Malayalam:
ഇരുപത്തൊന്നാം
(irupattonnāṁ)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Manchu:
ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡳ
(orin emuci)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Navajo:
naadįįłaʼ góneʼ
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Norwegian Bokmål:
tjueførste
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tjuefyrste
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tjueførste
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Old English:
ān and twēntigoþa
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Portuguese:
vigésimo primeiro
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Romanian:
al douăzeci și unulea
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Romanian:
a douăzeci și una
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Russian:
два́дцать пе́рвый
(dvádcatʹ pérvyj)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Spanish:
vigesimoprimero
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Spanish:
vigésimo primero
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Swedish:
tjugoförsta
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Turkish:
yirmi birinci
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Ukrainian:
два́дцять пе́рший
(dvádcjatʹ péršyj)
— the ordinal form of the number twenty-one — see also 21st
Catalan:
vint-i-unè
— ordinal
Finnish:
kahdeskymmenesensimmäinen
— ordinal
French:
vingt-et-unième
— ordinal
German:
einundzwanzigste
— ordinal
Hindi:
इक्कीसवाँ
(ikkīsvā̃)
— ordinal
Hungarian:
huszonegyedik
— ordinal
Italian:
ventunesimo
— ordinal
Italian:
ventunesima
— ordinal
Norwegian Bokmål:
tjueførste
— ordinal
Norwegian Bokmål:
enogtyvende
— ordinal
Norwegian Bokmål:
enogtjuende
— ordinal
Old English:
ān and twēntigoþa
— ordinal
Portuguese:
vigésimo primeiro
— ordinal
Spanish:
vigésimo primero
— ordinal
Turkish:
yirmi birinci
— ordinal
Catalan:
vint-i-unè
— portion of a whole
Finnish:
kahdeskymmenesyhdesosa
— portion of a whole
French:
vingt-et-unième
— portion of a whole
Georgian:
ოცდამეერთედი
(ocdameertedi)
— portion of a whole
German:
Einundzwanzigstel
— portion of a whole
Hindi:
इक्कीसवाँ
(ikkīsvā̃)
— portion of a whole
Hungarian:
huszonegyed
— portion of a whole
Italian:
ventunesimo
— portion of a whole
Old English:
ān and twēntigoþa dǣl
— portion of a whole