English
eleven
see also: Eleven
Pronunciation
  • IPA: [iˈlɛvn]
Noun
  1. (international standards) NATO phonetic alphabet code for 11, used only with o'clock to indicate direction
Etymology

From Middle English elleven, enleven, eleven, from Old English endleofan; from Proto-Germanic *ainalif (i.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ɪˈlɛvən/
  • (America) IPA: /əˈlɛv.ən/, /iˈlɛvən/
  • (casually also) IPA: [ɪˈlɛbm̩]
Numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
Related terms
  • onety-one
Translations Noun

eleven (plural elevens)

  1. (cricket) A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
  2. (association football) A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
  3. (Internet, slang, sarcastic) Deliberate misspelling of !! Used to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
    A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!
    B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
  4. (countable, US, slang) A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.
    1. An exceptional specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
    2. A very high level of intensity.
Synonyms
  • (sarcastic substitution for !) one, 1
Eleven
Noun
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