twenty

noun

twen·​ty ˈtwen-tē  ˈtwən- 

plural twenties

1

: a number equal to two times 10 see Table of Numbers

2

twenties plural : the numbers 20 to 29

specifically : the years 20 to 29 in a lifetime or century

3

: a 20-dollar bill

twentieth

ˈtwen-tē-əth 

ˈtwən-

adjective or noun

twenty adjective

twenty pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of twenty in a Sentence

Tomorrow the temperature will be in the low twenties.

Recent Examples on the Web

High temperatures will only top off in the 30s with lows in the teens and twenties. —Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025

There are photographs that attest to the latter, one from his early twenties, another from later, in his forties, a full-on adult with the weight of responsibility visible in the lines of his forehead. —Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025

Ave, a bubbly woman in her mid-twenties, was the youngest of 12 kids from a farming family that subsisted on rice and greens. —Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025

For her part, Ciri, now in her twenties, is exhausted by her legacy. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from twenty, adjective, from Old English twēntig, noun, group of 20, from twēn- (akin to Old English twā two) + -tig group of 10; akin to Old English tīen ten — more at two, ten

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing twenty

• twenty-four hours a day
• twenty-fourmo
• twenty-four seven
• twenty-one
• twenty-twenty
• twenty-twenty hindsight
• twenty-twenty vision
• twenty-two

Rhymes for twenty

• mentee
• plenty
• senti
• aplenty

Kids Definition

twenty

noun

twen·​ty ˈtwent-ē 

plural twenties

: a number equal to two times 10 see number

twenty adjective or pronoun