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

Bloom first discovered this in his twenties, and finding the right balance among all five types of wealth is key to genuine success. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025

Breaking through at the major league level for the first time in a player's late twenties is never easy, even when that player was once a first-round pick. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Neither of us is in our twenties anymore. —Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025

There were exceptions, such as in the underground drag balls that developed out of Black culture and grew in popularity during the nineteen-twenties. —Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 18 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