fifteen

[ fif-teen ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, ten plus five.
2. a symbol for this number, as 15 or XV.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 15 in number.

Fifteen

¹

/ ˈfɪfˈtiːn /

noun

1. the Fifteen
   history the Jacobite rising of 1715

fifteen

²

/ ˈfɪfˈtiːn /

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and five
2. a numeral, 15, XV, etc, representing this number
3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 15 units
4. a rugby union football team

determiner

1. 1. amounting to fifteen

      fifteen jokes

   2. ( as pronoun )

      fifteen of us danced

Word History and Origins

Origin of fifteen¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English fiftene. See five, -teen

Word History and Origins

Origin of fifteen¹

Old English fīftēne

Example Sentences

In total, fifteen Together At Christmas services will take place around the country, including at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro and Blackpool Tower Circus.

From BBC

Fifteen people, mostly women and children, were killed in Joun and eight others were killed near Baalchmay.

From BBC

He was gifted with a superhuman taste sensitivity: He could easily distinguish a flavor at one ten thousandth of a gram in a fifteen ton batch.

From Salon

Fifteen finalists, from countries including France, Kenya, Indonesia, the UK and Nepal, were competing for their category's prize pot after being whittled down from 2,500 applicants.

From BBC

Fifteen thousands troops, civil guards and police have now arrived in the Valencia region, double the number from last weekend.

From BBC