Definition

1. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one: The natural number following twenty-four and preceding twenty-six, represented by the symbols 25 or XXV.

2. Adjective:

   • Being five more than twenty: Quantifying an amount that is equal to twenty plus five.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The answer to the equation is twenty-five.
  • She celebrated her twenty-fifth birthday.

• Adjective:

  • He bought twenty-five apples.
  • The committee is composed of twenty-five members.

Advanced Usage

• "Twenty-five to [the hour]": In telling time, indicating 25 minutes before the next hour.

  • The train departs at twenty-five to three. (2:35)

• "Twenty-five percent": Representing one quarter or 25% of a whole.

  • A twenty-five percent discount was applied to the sale items.

Variants and Related Words

• Twenty-fifth (adj, n): The ordinal form corresponding to the number 25.

  • This is the twenty-fifth edition of the journal.

• 25 (n): The Arabic numeral representation.

• XXV (n): The Roman numeral representation.

Synonyms

• A quarter of a hundred: A descriptive phrase for the number 25.
• Five and twenty: An archaic or formal phrasing.

Related Phrases

• "Two bits": (U.S. slang, historical) Refers to twenty-five cents (a quarter of a dollar).

  • That old candy used to cost two bits.

• "Dime a dozen": While not directly containing "twenty-five," this idiom for something very common is related to numerical value. A contrasting phrase for something rare might involve a specific number like twenty-five.

  • Good ideas are a dime a dozen, but great ones are one in twenty-five. (Example of contextual contrast)

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one

Adjective

1. being five more than twenty