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nine

noun

Simple meaning

The digit or figure 9.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

nyn
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈnaɪn

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. The digit or figure 9.

  2. card games

    One of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face

  3. baseball

    A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).

  4. baseball

    A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The digit or figure 9.

Used this way, nine is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • ennead , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use nine

  • “There are nine players on a standard baseball team.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Cardinal

chapter ninenine thousand

Other combinations

nine yearsnine hundrednine dayspast ninenine hoursnine inches

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • nine timesadverbCompound term

    By a factor of nine.

  • nine-spotnounCompound term

    One of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face.

  • nine ironnounCompound term

    An iron with considerable loft.

  • nine-banded armadillonounCompound term

    Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • ninetynounRelated term

    The cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine.

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Synonyms

Sense: digit or figure 9

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