sixteenth

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(siks′tēnth′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
six•teenth  (siks′tēnth′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. next after the fifteenth;
    being the ordinal number for 16.
  2. being one of 16 equal parts.

n. 
  1. a sixteenth part, esp. of one (1⁄16).
  2. the sixteenth member of a series.
  3. [Music.]See sixteenth note. 
  • bef. 900; Middle English sixtenthe (see sixteen, -th2); replacing Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, Old English sixtēotha (see tithe)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sixteenth /ˈsɪksˈtiːnθ/ adj
  1. (usually prenominal)
    • coming after the fifteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of sixteen: often written 16th
    • (as noun): the sixteenth of the month
 n
    • one of 16 equal or nearly equal parts of something
    • (as modifier): a sixteenth part
  2. the fraction that is equal to one divided by 16 ( 1⁄16)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
six•teen /ˈsɪksˈtin/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  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.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. amounting to 16 in number.
six•teenth, adj., n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
six•teen  (siks′tēn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  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.

adj. 
  1. amounting to 16 in number.
  • bef. 900; Middle English, Old English sixtēne; cognate with Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Old Norse sextān. See six, -teen

'sixteenth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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