eleven

numeralnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɪˈlɛv.ən//
United States//əˈlɛv.ən//
United States//i-//
/[ɪˈlɛbm̩]/

The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

numeral

1
The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
It was a thunderstormy morning, eleven o'clock, with great dashes of rain pounding against the windows.
I know most girls say that they've known their bezzies since they started primary school together, bonding over handmade Mother's Day cards or a hatred of the egg-and-spoon race, but I've only known Taryn since I was eleven[…]
It was also a work of fiction in which another work of fiction (Gulliver's Travels) was real; that Chinese box of an idea is wonderful to discover when you're eleven.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībaną Proto-Germanic *-lif Proto-Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun Old English endleofan Middle English elleven English eleven From Middle English elleven, enleven, eleven, from Old English endleofan; from Proto-Germanic *ainalif (“one left”) (i.e., one left over after having already counted to ten), a compound of *ainaz and *-lif, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Compare West Frisian alve, Low German ölven, Dutch elf, German elf, Icelandic ellefu, Danish and Norwegian elleve.

noun

1
A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
2
A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
Sneeze is well known by all followers of U. of D. athletics for his great work at halfback on the Flyers' eleven for the past four seasons [...]
3
slangA number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten. An exceptional specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
4
slangA number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten. A very high level of intensity.
5
Variant of !!slangDeliberate misspelling of !!, used to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!
B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!

Forms

plural: elevens

Elephants · The Ivory Coast national football team elevated · Raised, usually above ground level.elevator · Anything that raises or uplifts.

eleven · The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

elf · A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness,…Eli · A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.Elias · A male given name from Hebrew.

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