Nine

Pronunciation

/naɪn/

Definitions

• Numeral: The cardinal number that comes after eight and before ten. It’s the ninth number in the decimal system. For example: “There were nine cats on the fence.”
• Noun: Refers to the digit ‘9’ or the numerical value it represents. Example: “The password contains three nines.”
• Adjective: Describing a quantity of nine items. Example: “Nine dogs played in the park.”

Phrases

• “A cat has nine lives”: This idiomatic expression suggests that a cat can survive multiple potentially fatal events due to its agility or resilience.
• “To the nines”: This phrase means to do something to perfection or to the highest degree possible; dressed up very stylishly or elegantly. Example: “She was dressed to the nines for the gala event.”

Example Sentences

• Numeral: “I have nine siblings in my family.”
• Noun: “The sum of the dice was nine.”
• Adjective: “He bought nine apples from the farmer’s market.”

Synonyms

• Ninth
• Ennead (in the context of a group of nine)
• Novem (Latin for ‘nine’)

Note: As a numeral, “nine” doesn’t typically have direct synonyms in the same sense as other parts of speech, but numerals representing the same quantity can be used (such as IX in Roman numerals). When used as an adjective describing a quantity, words like “ninefold” or “nonary” can sometimes serve as alternatives in specific contexts.