seventh

noun

sev·​enth ˈse-vən(t)th 

ˈse-bᵊm(t)th

plural sevenths ˈse-vən(t)s 

-vən(t)ths;

ˈse-bᵊm(t)s, 

-bᵊm(t)ths

1

: one that is number seven in a series

I'll be leaving on the seventh.

The batter hit a home run in the seventh.

see Table of Numbers

2

: one of seven equal parts of something

… West Virginia, which produces a seventh of the country's coal …

—David M. Shribman

3

a

: a musical interval embracing seven diatonic degrees

b

: a tone at this interval

specifically : leading tone

c

: the harmonic combination of two tones a seventh apart

seventh adjective or adverb

the writer's seventh book

She finished seventh in the race.

Examples of seventh in a Sentence

Only about a seventh of the town voted for her.

Recent Examples on the Web

Kerr's ejection came two nights after Draymond Green was ejected for the 24th time in his career — Kerr's ejection was his seventh. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026

With Max Sasson in the box for a dangerous crosscheck from behind on Casey Mittelstadt, Pastrnak found Elias Lindholm for a tip at the top of the crease, Lindholm’s seventh of the season. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026

The Suns, who began Friday seventh in the Western Conference, had won four of their previous five games. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Jan. 2026

The actress played the recurring character Annabeth Schott on the sixth season of the NBC political drama, and was then bumped up to a main role in the seventh. —Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing seventh

• in seventh heaven
• seventh chord
• seventh heaven
• the seventh-inning stretch

Rhymes for seventh

• eleventh

Kids Definition

seventh

noun

sev·​enth ˈsev-ən(t)th 

1

: one that is number seven in a series see number

2

: the difference in pitch between the first tone and the seventh tone of a scale

seventh adjective or adverb