Seventeen vs. Sixteen

Seventeennumeral

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

Sixteennumeral

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

Seventeenadjective

One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen years.

Sixteenadjective

Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.

Seventeennoun

The number greater by one than sixteen; the sum of ten and seven; seventeen units or objects.

Sixteennoun

The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects.

Seventeennoun

A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.

Sixteennoun

A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.

Seventeennoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one

Sixteennoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

Seventeenadjective

being one more than sixteen

Sixteenadjective

being one more than fifteen