forty-sixth

UK/ˌfɔːti ˈsɪk(s)θ/UK/ˌfɔːti ˈsɪks/US/ˌfɔɹti ˈsɪk(s)θ/US/ˌfɔɹti ˈsɪks/

adjective

The ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.

“A forty-sixth of 920 is 20.”

Meanings

adjective
  1. The ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.

    She finished forty-sixth in the race.

    1 more example

    The answer appears on the forty-sixth page of the book.

    Synonyms: 46th

nounforty-sixth (plural forty-sixths)

plural forty-sixths

  1. One of forty-six equal parts of a whole.

    A forty-sixth of 920 is 20.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number forty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 46 of a sequence.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivethe ordinal number of forty-six in counting order

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Afrikaans ses-en-veertigste
  • ses-en-veertigsteordinal form of forty-six
Esperanto kvardek-sesa
  • kvardek-sesaordinal form of forty-six
Finnish neljäskymmeneskuudes, neljäskymmeneskuudesosa
  • neljäskymmeneskuudesordinal form of forty-six
  • neljäskymmeneskuudesosaone of 46 equal parts
French quarante-sixième, quarante-sixième
  • quarante-sixièmeordinal form of forty-six
  • quarante-sixièmeone of 46 equal parts
Hindi छियालीसवाँ, छियालीसवाँ
  • छियालीसवाँ (chiyālīsvā̃)ordinal form of forty-six
  • छियालीसवाँ (chiyālīsvā̃)one of 46 equal parts
Hungarian negyvenhatodik
  • negyvenhatodikordinal form of forty-six
Polish czterdziesty szósty
  • czterdziesty szóstyordinal form of forty-six
Russian со́рок шесто́й
  • со́рок шесто́й (sórok šestój)ordinal form of forty-six
Spanish cuadragésimo sexto
  • cuadragésimo sextoordinal form of forty-six
Ukrainian со́рок шо́стий
  • со́рок шо́стий (sórok šóstyj)ordinal form of forty-six
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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