eleven
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eleven
- /ɪˈlɛv.ən/ UK
- /əˈlɛv.ən/ US
- /i-/ US
- [ɪˈlɛbm̩]
Rhymes with -ɛvən
Where it comes from
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.
number Arabic numerals · Roman numerals · leven · 'leven · leben
- 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.
noun elevens · Arabic numerals · Roman numerals · leven · 'leven · leben
- A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
- 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 [...]
- Deliberate 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!!?!
- An exceptional specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
- A very high level of intensity.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cardinal, xi, football team, shred, pupil, hint, jot, once, the, ounce, spiritual, november, elf, iota, ten, twelve
Translations
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num the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve
| Español | once |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 열하나 yeolhana, 십일 sibil, 일레븐 illebeun |
| 日本語 | 十一 jūichi, イレブン irebun |
| 中文 | 十一 shíyī, 拾壹 |
| हिन्दी | ग्यारह gyārah, एकादश ekādaś |
| Kiswahili | kumi na moja |
| Português | onze |
| Français | onze |
| Deutsch | elf |
| Italiano | undici |
| Ελληνικά | έντεκα énteka |
| Română | unsprezece, unșpe |
| Русский | оди́ннадцать odínnadcatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mười một |
| العربية | أَحَد عَشَر ʔaḥad ʕašar, إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ ʔiḥdā ʕašrata, ١١ |
| עברית | אַחַת־עֶשְׂרֵה akhat-esre, אַחַד־עָשָׂר akhad-asar |
Talk about this word "eleven." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eleven. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eleven. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eleven "eleven." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eleven.Cite this
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title = {eleven},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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