English > ordinal: 3 senses > adjective 2| Meaning | Being or denoting a numerical order in a series. |
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| Examples | - "ordinal numbers"
- "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
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| Narrower | billionth | The ordinal number of one billion in counting order |
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| eighteenth, 18th | Coming next after the seventeenth in position |
| eighth, 8th | Coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position |
| eightieth, 80th | The ordinal number of eighty in counting order |
| eighty-fifth, 85th | The ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order |
| eleventh, 11th | Coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position |
| fifteenth, 15th | Coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position |
| fifth, 5th | Coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position |
| fiftieth, 50th | The ordinal number of fifty in counting order |
| fifty-fifth, 55th | The ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order |
| first, 1st | Indicating the beginning unit in a series |
| five-hundredth, 500th | The ordinal number of five hundred in counting order |
| fortieth, 40th | The ordinal number of forty in counting order |
| forty-eighth, 48th | The ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order |
| forty-fifth, 45th | The ordinal number of forty-five in counting order |
| forty-first, 41st | The ordinal number of forty-one in counting order |
| forty-fourth, 44th | The ordinal number of forty-four in counting order |
| forty-ninth, 49th | The ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order |
| forty-second, 42nd | The ordinal number of forty-two in counting order |
| forty-seventh, 47th | The ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order |
| forty-sixth, 46th | The ordinal number of forty-six in counting order |
| forty-third, 43rd | The ordinal number of forty-three in counting order |
| four-hundredth, 400th | The ordinal number of four hundred in counting order |
| fourteenth, 14th | Coming next after the thirteenth in position |
| fourth, 4th, quaternary | Coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude / magnitude |
| hundred-and-eightieth, 180th | The ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order |
| hundred-and-fifteenth, 115th | The ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting order |
| hundred-and-fifth, 105th | The ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order |
| hundred-and-fiftieth, 150th | The ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order |
| hundred-and-fifty-fifth, 155th | The ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting order |
| hundred-and-first, 101st | The ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order |
| hundred-and-fortieth, 140th | The ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order |
| hundred-and-forty-fifth, 145th | The ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting order |
| hundred-and-ninetieth, 190th | The ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order |
| hundred-and-seventieth, 170th | The ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting order |
| hundred-and-seventy-fifth, 175th | The ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in counting order |
| hundred-and-sixtieth, 160th | The ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order |
| hundred-and-sixty-fifth, 165th | The ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting order |
| hundred-and-tenth, 110th | The ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order |
| hundred-and-thirtieth, 130th | The ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting order |
| hundred-and-thirty-fifth, 135th | The ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting order |
| hundred-and-twentieth, 120th | The ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting order |
| hundred-and-twenty-fifth, 125th | The ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting order |
| hundredth, centesimal, 100th | The ordinal number of one hundred in counting order |
| millionth | The ordinal number of one million in counting order |
| nineteenth, 19th | Coming next after the eighteenth in position |
| ninetieth, 90th | The ordinal number of ninety in counting order |
| ninety-fifth, 95th | The ordinal number of ninety-five in counting order |
| ninth, 9th | Coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position |
| nth, n-th | last or greatest in an indefinitely large series |
| quadrillionth | The ordinal number of one quadrillion / quadrillion in counting order |
| quintillionth | The ordinal number of one quintillion in counting order |
| second, 2nd, 2d | Coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude / magnitude |
| seventeenth, 17th | Coming next after the sixteenth in position |
| seventh, 7th | Coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position |
| seventieth, 70th | The ordinal number of seventy in counting order |
| seventy-fifth, 75th | The ordinal number of seventy-five in counting order |
| sixteenth, 16th | Coming next after the fifteenth in position |
| sixth, 6th | Coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position |
| sixtieth, 60th | The ordinal number of sixty in counting order |
| sixty-fifth, 65th | The ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order |
| sixty-fourth, 64th | The ordinal number of sixty-four in counting order |
| tenth, 10th | Coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position |
| third, 3rd, tertiary | Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position |
| thirteenth, 13th | Coming next after the twelfth in position |
| thirtieth, 30th | Coming next after the twenty-ninth in position |
| thirty-eighth, 38th | The ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order |
| thirty-fifth, 35th | The ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order |
| thirty-first, 31st | Coming next after the thirtieth in position |
| thirty-fourth, 34th | The ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order |
| thirty-ninth, 39th | The ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order |
| thirty-second, 32nd | The ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order |
| thirty-seventh, 37th | The ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order |
| thirty-sixth, 36th | The ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order |
| thirty-third, 33rd | The ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order |
| thousandth, 1000th | The ordinal number of one thousand in counting order |
| three-hundredth, 300th | The ordinal number of three hundred in counting order |
| trillionth | The ordinal number of one trillion in counting order |
| twelfth, 12th | Coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position |
| twentieth, 20th | Coming next after the nineteenth in position |
| twenty-eighth, 28th | Coming next after the twenty-seventh in position |
| twenty-fifth, 25th | Coming next after the twenty-fourth in position |
| twenty-first, 21st | Coming next after the twentieth in position |
| twenty-fourth, 24th | Coming next after the twenty-third in position |
| twenty-ninth, 29th | Coming next after the twenty-eighth in position |
| twenty-second, 22nd | Coming next after the twenty-first in position |
| twenty-seventh, 27th | Coming next after the twenty-sixth in position |
| twenty-sixth, 26th | Coming next after the twenty-fifth in position |
| twenty-third, 23rd | Coming next after the twenty-second in position |
| two-hundredth, 200th | The ordinal number of two hundred in counting order |
| umpteenth, umteenth, umptieth | last in an indefinitely numerous series |
| zero | Indicating an initial point or origin |
| zeroth | preceding even the first |
| Opposite | cardinal | Being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order |
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| Spanish | ordinal |
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| Catalan | ordinal |
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| Nouns | ordinal | the number designating place in an ordered sequence |
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