Meaning
The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English nyntene, nynetene, from Old English niġontīene, niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun. Cognate with Dutch negentien, Low German negenteihn, Hunsrik neinzen, German neunzehn, Danish nitten. Equivalent to nine + -teen
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
xix
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 27 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-03TCEIKLN
- 2026-08-30ECGINTX
- 2026-06-01IACENTX
- 2026-02-08IBELNTU
- 2026-01-24ECUTIFN
- 2025-11-29IATNHEL
- 2025-11-20EYGUTNI
- 2025-10-19TBEFGIN
- 2025-06-22TENJIMO
- 2025-05-03IANECHT
- 2025-04-04ECTMINX
- 2025-03-21ECVZTIN
+15 earlier appearances in the archive.