Seventeenth

/ˌsɛv(ə)nˈtiːnθ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

the ordinal number corresponding to the number seventeen.

The seventeenth of October is when they celebrate their anniversary.

one part in a sequence of seventeen.

He was the seventeenth to arrive at the meeting.

adjective

constituting number seventeen in a sequence; 17th.

She finished in seventeenth place in the race.

being one of seventeen equal parts.

He took a seventeenth of the pie.

From 'seven' + the suffix '-teenth', signifying the ordinal form.

seventeenth heaven

A state of extreme happiness or bliss.

seventeenth parallel

Refers to a latitude line often used in geographical contexts.

sixteenth

the ordinal form of the number sixteen; the position before seventeenth.

eighteenth

the ordinal form of the number eighteen; the position after seventeenth.