eighteen, xviii
(adjective) being one more than seventeen
eighteen, XVIII
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eighteen
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
Derived from place names such as Ayton, Eaton, and Eton.
Eighteen
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Eight"een`, a. Etym: [AS. eahtat, eahtat. See Eight, and Ten, and cf. Eighty.]
Definition: Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds.
Eight"een`, n.
1. The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen units or objects.
2. A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
