fifteenth

Ordinal number used to describe the position of something in a sequence that is number 15.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif numéral ordinal qui indique la position numéro quinze dans une séquence, ou qui se rapporte à l'une des quinze parties égales d'un tout.

1. Ordinal number A1 formal

   Coming after the fourteenth in a series and just before the sixteenth.

   • She was the fifteenth person to arrive at the party.
   • His apartment is on the fifteenth floor of the building.
   • The fifteenth chapter of the book explains the main theory.
   • This is her fifteenth attempt at solving the puzzle.

   🇫🇷quinzième (nombre ordinal)

• more fifteenth comparative form
• most fifteenth superlative form

A noun referring to the position or element that is number 15 in a sequential order.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la position ou l'élément numéro 15 dans un ordre séquentiel.

1. Position 15 in a series A2 formal

   The element or item that occupies the number fifteen position in a sequential order.

   • He finished as the fifteenth in the race.
   • The fifteenth of the month is a public holiday.
   • She was the fifteenth person to arrive at the party.

   🇫🇷quinzième (position dans une série)

• fifteenths plural form
• fifteenths' possessive plural form
• fifteenth's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of fifteen units; the fifteenth positive integer following fourteen; a composite number (3×5). Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of fifteen), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🇫🇷Nombre cardinal quinze, désignant quinze objets, personnes ou unités de compte ; également utilisé comme nom, déterminant ou pronom.

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 15 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of fifteen persons or things; the fifteenth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; a composite number (3×5); represents a fifteenfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   • There are fifteen minutes in a quarter of an hour.
   • She scored fifteen points in the basketball game.
   • Fifteen plus fifteen equals thirty.
   • The meeting starts at fifteen hundred hours.
   • He read fifteen pages before bedtime.

   🇫🇷quinze (cardinal)

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of fifteen A2 formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number fifteen; the numeral symbol 15 or XV; a set, collection, or group consisting of fifteen items; a playing card displaying fifteen (in extended decks); a team or ensemble of fifteen members.

   • The number fifteen marks the midpoint of the month in many calendars.
   • Circle the fifteens in this numerical sequence.
   • The choir consists of a fifteen of vocalists.
   • In some card games, the fifteen is a special scoring card.
   • The historical record mentions a fifteen of delegates.

   🇫🇷quinze (numéral, ensemble ou carte)

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to fifteen A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is fifteen; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   • They booked a fifteen-day tour of Japan.
   • We need fifteen additional volunteers for the event.
   • The recipe requires fifteen milliliters of vanilla extract.
   • She completed fifteen projects last quarter.
   • Fifteen countries participated in the international summit.

   🇫🇷Adjectif numéral cardinal (quinze)

4. Pronoun: fifteen people or things (plural) B1 formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to fifteen previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   • Fifty applied, but only fifteen were selected for the program.
   • I invited forty guests; fifteen confirmed their attendance.
   • How many copies should we print? — Fifteen will be enough.
   • Several teams entered the competition, but fifteen advanced to the finals.
   • Of the proposals reviewed, fifteen were approved for funding.

   🇫🇷quinze (pronom indéfini pluriel)

• fifteenth ordinal