thirty-six
Definition
Adjective: Being six more than thirty; the cardinal number that is the sum of thirty and six.
Usage
This word functions exclusively as an adjective or a determiner to describe a quantity. It is a compound numeral formed from the base numbers "thirty" and "six."
Examples
- The classic film has a running time of thirty-six minutes.
- A survey found that thirty-six percent of respondents agreed with the statement.
- She needed thirty-six inches of fabric to complete the project.
Advanced Usage
- As a nominal (representing the number itself): "Thirty-six is a perfect square." (Here, "thirty-six" names the abstract number.)
- In hyphenated compound adjectives: It is standard to hyphenate compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine when they are used as adjectives before a noun.
- Example: "He bought a thirty-six-inch television."
Variants and Related Words
- 36: The Arabic numeral form.
- XXXVI: The Roman numeral form.
- Six and thirty: An archaic or poetic form, now rarely used in modern English.
Synonyms
- 6 and 30
- Three dozen (specifically for countable items, as one dozen equals twelve).
Adjective
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being six more than thirty
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