adj · noun · num · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈtwɛn.tiː.ˌsʌm.θɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET:T W EH2 N T IY0 S AH1 M TH IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Aged between twenty and thirty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vicenarian
Antonyms: none provided
3
num
Meaning 3
Between twenty and thirty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: twentyodd
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From twenty + -something.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
kaksikymppinen
— aged between twenty and twenty-nine
French:
vingtenaire
— aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Georgian:
ოცდარაღაცა წლის
(ocdaraɣaca c̣lis)
— aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Spanish:
veinteañero
— aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Czech:
dvacátník
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Czech:
dvacátnice
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Dutch:
twintiger
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Esperanto:
dudekjarulo
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Esperanto:
dudekkelkjarulo
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Finnish:
kaksikymppinen
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
French:
vingtenaire
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
German:
Twen
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
German:
jemand in den Zwanzigern
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
German:
Zwanziger
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Hungarian:
huszonéves
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Hungarian:
húszas éveiben járó
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Hungarian:
huszonvalahány éves
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Polish:
dwudziestolatek
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Polish:
dwudziestolatka
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Polish:
dwudziestokilkulatek
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Polish:
dwudziestokilkulatka
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Portuguese:
vicenário
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Portuguese:
vicenária
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Serbo-Croatian:
dvadesetogodisnjak
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Spanish:
veinteañero
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Spanish:
veinteañera
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Tagalog:
dalawampuin
— person aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Georgian:
ოცდარაღაცა
(ocdaraɣaca)
— between twenty and twenty-nine
Polish:
dwadzieścia ileś
— between twenty and twenty-nine
Spanish:
veintitantos
— between twenty and twenty-nine