fifteen
/fɪfˈtiːn
/ /ˈfɪftiːn /cardinal number
1Equivalent to the product of three and five; one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; 15: all fifteen bedrooms have private facilities fifteen feet high fifteen of Howard’s troops were killed (Roman numeral: xv or XV) It takes five to fifteen times as much ginseng as aspirin or caffeine to produce toxicity in animals....
- Four plus five plus three plus fifteen is less than 40; what happened to the other inmates?
- Fourteen and fifteen seem to be as good as any at the moment.
1.1A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by fifteen.
1.2Fifteen years old: she must be fifteen by now...
- The definition of literacy used by the government is that one must be over the age of fifteen and capable of reading and writing.
- Green's anthology was my introduction to Australian poetry at the age of fifteen or so, and for me it was love at first sight.
- One in three New Zealanders aged fifteen and over has no qualification.
1.3A team of fifteen players, especially in rugby.On a personal note I was disappointed at the poor representation of players on the starting fifteen....
- Both players on the starting fifteen made a major contribution to the success.
- The affiliations committee felt the club's first team are too strong for the intermediate grade where all the other seven teams are second fifteens.
1.4 (15) British (Of a film) classified as suitable for people of 15 years and over.
2 (the Fifteen) historical The Jacobite rebellion of 1715.
Phrases
fifteen minutes of fame (or famous for fifteen minutes)
Origin
Old English fīftēne, fīftīene (see five, -teen).