Meanings
adjectiveseventieth (not comparable)
- not comparableThe ordinal form of the number seventy.
1 more example
Satisfied that his room had not been searched while he was at the casino, Bond undressed and took a cold shower. Then he lit his seventieth cigarette of the day and sat down at the writing-table with the thick wad of his stake money and winnings beside him and entered some figures in a small note-book.
1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 13Synonyms: 70th
nounseventieth (plural seventieths)
plural seventieths
- The person or thing in the seventieth position.
All the septuagenarians remembered their seventieths fondly.
- One of seventy equal parts of a whole.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number seventy.
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Origin
- Middle Englishseventiþe
- Englishseventieth
From earlier seventeth, from Middle English seventiþe, seventithe; equivalent to seventy + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.
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Afrikaans sewentigste
- sewentigsteordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Ancient Greek ἑβδομηκοστός
- ἑβδομηκοστός (hebdomēkostós)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Catalan setantè
- setantèordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Chinese Mandarin 第七十
- 第七十 (dì qīshí)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Czech sedmdesátý
- sedmdesátýordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Danish halvfjerdsindstyvende
- halvfjerdsindstyvendeordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Dutch zeventigste
- zeventigsteordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Esperanto sepdeka
- sepdekaordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Estonian seitsmekümnes
- seitsmekümnesordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Finnish seitsemäskymmenes, seitsemäskymmenes
- seitsemäskymmenesordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- seitsemäskymmenesthe person or thing in the seventieth position
- seitsemäskymmenesosaone of seventy equal parts of a whole
French soixante-dixième, septantième
- soixante-dixièmeordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- septantièmeordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- soixante-dixièmethe person or thing in the seventieth position
- septantièmethe person or thing in the seventieth position
- soixante-dixièmeone of seventy equal parts of a whole
- septantièmeone of seventy equal parts of a whole
German siebzigste, Siebzigste
- siebzigsteordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- Siebzigstethe person or thing in the seventieth position
- Siebzigstelone of seventy equal parts of a whole
Greek εβδομηκοστός
- εβδομηκοστός (evdomikostós)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Hindi सत्तरवाँ, सत्तरवाँ
- सत्तरवाँ (sattarvā̃)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- सत्तरवाँ (sattarvā̃)the person or thing in the seventieth position
- सत्तरवाँ (sattarvā̃)one of seventy equal parts of a whole
Hungarian hetvenedik
- hetvenedikordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Indonesian ketujuhpuluh
- ketujuhpuluhordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Irish seachtó
- seachtóordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Italian settantesimo, settantesima
- settantesimoordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- settantesimaordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- settantesimothe person or thing in the seventieth position
- settantesimathe person or thing in the seventieth position
- settantesimoone of seventy equal parts of a whole
Japanese 第七十
- 第七十 (dai-nanajū)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Korean 일흔째
- 일흔째 (ilheunjjae)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Latin septuāgēsimus
- septuāgēsimusordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Latvian septiņdesmitais
- septiņdesmitaisordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Lithuanian septyniasdešimtas
- septyniasdešimtasordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Malay ketujuh puluh
- ketujuh puluhordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Norwegian Bokmål syttiende
- syttiendeordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Persian هفتادم
- هفتادم (haftâdom)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Polish siedemdziesiąty
- siedemdziesiątyordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Portuguese setuagésimo, setuagésima
- setuagésimoordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- setuagésimaordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- setuagésimothe person or thing in the seventieth position
- setenta avosone of seventy equal parts of a whole
Romanian al șaptezecilea, a șaptezecea
- al șaptezecileaordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- a șaptezeceaordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Russian семидесятый, семидесятая
- семидесятый (semidesjatyj)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- семидесятаяone of seventy equal parts of a whole
Slovak sedemdesiaty
- sedemdesiatyordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Spanish septuagésimo, septuagésimo
- septuagésimoordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- septuagésimothe person or thing in the seventieth position
- setentavoone of seventy equal parts of a whole
Swedish sjuttionde, sjuttionde
- sjuttiondeordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- sjuttiondethe person or thing in the seventieth position
- sjuttiondelone of seventy equal parts of a whole
Tagalog pampitumpu
- pampitumpuordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Turkish yetmişinci, yetmişinci
- yetmişinciordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- yetmişincithe person or thing in the seventieth position
Ukrainian сімдесятий
- сімдесятий (simdesjatyj)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Vietnamese thứ bảy mươi
- thứ bảy mươiordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Yiddish זיבעציקסט, זיבעציקסטל
- זיבעציקסט (zibetsikst)ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- זיבעציקסטל (zibetsikstl)one of seventy equal parts of a whole
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APA
seventieth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventieth
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“seventieth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventieth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seventieth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seventieth.
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