Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being one more than sixty: The number 61; the cardinal number that follows sixty and precedes sixty-two.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The recipe calls for sixty-one grams of sugar.
  • She scored sixty-one points in the game.
  • There are sixty-one days left in the quarter.

Advanced Usage

• Used in statistical or precise numerical contexts to denote a specific quantity.
  • The study surveyed sixty-one participants.
• Can be used in naming or labeling sequences.
  • He lives at Sixty-first Avenue.

Variants and Related Words

• 61 (numeral): The Arabic numeral representation.
• LXI (Roman numeral): The Roman numeral representation.
• Sixty-first (adjective): The ordinal form; coming in position number 61 in a series.
  • This is her sixty-first birthday.

Synonyms

• 61: The numeral form is the direct synonym.

Notes on Different Meanings

• As a cardinal number, "sixty-one" has only one primary numerical meaning. It is not typically used in idiomatic or figurative expressions.

Adjective

1. being one more than sixty