fifteen
fifteen Lexical Profile
fifteen Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Amounting to fifteen in number; one more than fourteen.
"The workshop is limited to fifteen participants so that everyone receives individual feedback."
• noun
The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of five and ten; a numeral (such as 15 or XV) representing this number.
"Count by fifteens to quickly calculate quarter-hour intervals on a clock face."
The first point scored by a player or side in a game of tennis.
"The server hit an ace to bring the score to fifteen all."
British A rugby union team consisting of fifteen players on the field.
"He was selected to play fullback for the school's first fifteen this Saturday."
• pronoun
Fifteen people or things previously mentioned or easily identified from context.
"Twenty students registered for the field trip, but only fifteen arrived on time."
• Rhymes for fifteen
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'fīftēne', a compound of 'fīf' (five) and '-tēne' (ten more than), tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*fimftehun'.