elevenish

E1L1E1V4E1N1I1S1H4

noun

Any time close to eleven o'clock.

OriginEnglish eleven ← Middle English elleven ← Old English endleofan →
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Meanings

nounelevenish (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountableAny time close to eleven o'clock.
adjectiveelevenish (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableOf about eleven years of age.
  2. informalnot comparableApproximately eleven.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  5. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*ainalif
  7. Proto-West Germanic*ainalif
  8. Proto-West Germanic*ainalifun
  9. Old Englishendleofan
  10. Middle Englishelleven
  11. Englisheleven
  12. Englishelevenish

From eleven + -ish.

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APA

elevenish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevenish

MLA

“elevenish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevenish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elevenish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevenish.

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