Word SEVENTEEN: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

seventeen

🇺🇸 [ˈsɛvənˌtiːn]

Meanings

The number following sixteen and preceding eighteen. Seventeen is often associated with adolescence, marking an age of transition. It is also a common number in age-related milestones.

Examples

• She turned seventeen last week.
• The class has seventeen students this year.
• He is just seventeen, yet he has accomplished so much.

Synonyms

seventeenfold • xvii

Antonyms

eighteen • sixteen