Definition of DOZEN

dozen

Meanings

Plural: dozen, dozens

Noun

  • the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
  • A set of twelve.
  • A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.
  • An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.
  • The number twelve.

Adjective Satellite

  • denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English dozen, dozein, doseyne, from Old French dozaine (“a group of twelve”) (Modern French douzaine), from doze (“twelve”) + -aine (“-ish”), from Latin duodecim (“twelve”) (from duo (“two”) + decem (“ten”)) + -ana (“-ish”).

Synonyms

12, a great deal of, a lot of, heap of, hundred of, load of, lot of, many, million of, scad of, score of, thousand of, twelve, xii, XII

Antonyms

few

Scrabble Score: 15

dozen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dozen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dozen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

dozen is a valid Words With Friends word