Definition

1. Noun:

   • The natural number following fifteen and preceding seventeen; the cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and six.
   • The symbol or numeral representing this number (16, XVI).

2. Adjective:

   • Amounting to sixteen in number.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • Sixteen is a perfect square.
  • She celebrated her sixteenth birthday.
  • The final score was sixteen to ten.

• Adjective:

  • There are sixteen ounces in a pound.
  • He bought sixteen apples.
  • The team consists of sixteen players.

Advanced Usage

• "Sweet sixteen": A common cultural term, especially in North America, referring to a girl's sixteenth birthday, often marked with a celebration.
  • Her parents threw a large party for her sweet sixteen.

Variants and Related Words

• Sixteenth (adj., n.): Constituting number sixteen in a sequence; one of sixteen equal parts.
  • We are studying the sixteenth century. (Adjective)
  • An ounce is one sixteenth of a pound. (Noun)

Synonyms

• XVI (Roman numeral).
• A dozen and four (informal, archaic).

Related Phrases

• Sixteen going on seventeen: An expression describing a sixteen-year-old who acts or feels more mature, like a seventeen-year-old.
  • She's so responsible, she's sixteen going on seventeen.

Adjective

1. being one more than fifteen

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one