Meanings
adjectivemillionth (not comparable)
nounmillionth (plural millionths)
plural millionths
- The person or thing in the millionth position.
- One of a million equal parts of a whole. Term ppm (parts per million) is also used.
Or, to put it another way, every time that young man or woman watches their favourite soap opera, it equates to one millionth of their life gone.
2012 February 16, David Spiegelhalter, “Microlives: A lesson in risk taking”, in BBC Future
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectivethe ordinal number of one million in counting order
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
- Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
- Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
- Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
- Latinmīlle
- Italianmille
- Italianmilione
- Old Frenchmillion
- Middle Frenchmillion
- Middle Englishmilioun
- Englishmillion
- Englishmillionth
From million + -th (ordinal suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech miliontý
- miliontýmillionth
Danish milliontedel
- milliontedelone of a million equal parts of a whole
Finnish miljoonas, miljoonas
- miljoonasmillionth
- miljoonasperson or thing in the millionth position
- miljoonasosaone of a million equal parts of a whole
French millionième, 1.000.000ᵉ
- millionièmemillionth
- 1.000.000ᵉmillionth
- millionièmeperson or thing in the millionth position
- millionièmeone of a million equal parts of a whole
German millionstel, milliontel
- millionstelmillionth
- milliontelmillionth
Hindi दस लाखवाँ, दस लाखवें
- दस लाखवाँ (das lākhvā̃)millionth
- दस लाखवें (das lākhvẽ)person or thing in the millionth position
- दस लाखवीं (das lākhvī̃)person or thing in the millionth position
- दस लाखवाँ (das lākhvā̃)person or thing in the millionth position
- दस लाखवाँ (das lākhvā̃)one of a million equal parts of a whole
Hungarian milliomodik, milliomodik
- milliomodikmillionth
- milliomodikperson or thing in the millionth position
- milliomodone of a million equal parts of a whole
Italian milionesimo, 1.000.000º
- milionesimomillionth
- 1.000.000ºmillionth
- milionesimoperson or thing in the millionth position
- milionesimoone of a million equal parts of a whole
Latin milliōnēsimus
- milliōnēsimusmillionth
Malay sepersejuta
- sepersejutaone of a million equal parts of a whole
Norwegian Bokmål milliondel, milliontedel
- milliondelone of a million equal parts of a whole
- milliontedelone of a million equal parts of a whole
Persian میلیونم
- میلیونم (milyunom, melyunom)millionth
Polish milionowy, 1000000.
- milionowymillionth
- 1000000.millionth
Portuguese milionésimo, 1.000.000º
- milionésimomillionth
- 1.000.000ºmillionth
- milionésimoperson or thing in the millionth position
- milionésimoone of a million equal parts of a whole
Russian миллио́нный
- миллио́нный (milliónnyj)millionth
Scottish Gaelic milleanamh
- milleanamhmillionth
Slovak miliónty
- milióntymillionth
Spanish millonésimo, millonésimo
- millonésimoperson or thing in the millionth position
- millonésimoone of a million equal parts of a whole
Swedish miljonte, miljonte
- miljontemillionth
- miljonteperson or thing in the millionth position
- miljondelone of a million equal parts of a whole
Turkish milyonuncu
- milyonuncumillionth
Ukrainian мільйо́нний
- мільйо́нний (milʹjónnyj)millionth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with millionth
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APA
millionth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millionth
MLA
“millionth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millionth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millionth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millionth.
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