Fifteenth

/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

the person or thing in the fifteenth position.

The fifteenth of the month is when the bills are due.

a fraction representing one part of fifteen equal parts.

He drank a fifteenth of the bottle before stopping.

adjective

constituting number fifteen in a sequence; 15th.

She finished in fifteenth place in the marathon.

being one of fifteen equal parts.

The recipe calls for a fifteenth of a teaspoon of salt.

Middle English fifteenth, from Old English fīftīena

fifteenth birthday

The celebration of someone turning fifteen years old.

fifteenth amendment

The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted African American men the right to vote.

fifteen

The cardinal number following fourteen.

fourteenth

The ordinal number preceding fifteenth.

Fifteenth as an informal term in competitive contexts.

I finished in fifteenth again, can't seem to break into the top ten.