twenty-one

noun

twen·​ty-one ˌtwen-tē-ˈwən 

ˌtwən-

1

: a number that is one more than 20 see Table of Numbers

2

[translation of French vingt-et-un] : blackjack sense 1

twenty-one adjective

twenty-one pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of twenty-one in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In September, 2021, Jontay was in Memphis, living like any other twenty-one-year-old kid—except for the money. — New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Lobos love the number twenty-one AP voters missed out on doing something hilarious this week. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

One of the men was a twenty-one-year-old Nazi stormtrooper called Horst Wessel, the son of a Protestant military chaplain, who had abandoned his home and his law studies at university to live with a young prostitute, Erna Jaenichen. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Open only to legal residents of Georgia, USA, and at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of entry. — AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for twenty-one

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon