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

Casey McQuiston’s 2019 book, on which the film is based, launched the 33-year-old author’s now lengthy career as a new-adult novelist, writing about characters in their late teens and early twenties. —Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024

Most of the workers Wang introduces (through on-screen text) are in their early twenties and hail from Anhui province, a name whose repetition across such a lengthy runtime stokes curiosity. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024

But, if they’re deployed by people in their twenties, or younger—in 2023, almost forty-four thousand people aged nineteen or under got Botox or filler from plastic surgeons—injectables often make people look older. —Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2024

The middle of the revenue guidance range factors in a growth rate from royalties in the low twenties, down from a forecast from April in the mid twenties, Jason Child, Arm’s finance chief, said on a conference call with analysts. —Jordan Novet, CNBC, 31 July 2024

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

Kids Definition

twenty

noun

twen·​ty ˈtwent-ē 

plural twenties

: a number equal to two times 10 see number

twenty adjective or pronoun