numeral

Meanings

Plural: numerals

Noun

a symbol used to represent a number
- "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
A representation of a number composed of such symbols.
A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.
A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).

Adjective

of or relating to or denoting numbers
- "a numeral adjective"

Adj

Of or relating to numbers; numerical.

Origin / Etymology

As an adjective, from Middle English numeral, numerall, from Latin numerālis (“pertaining to a number”), from numerus (“a number”).
As a noun, via Middle French numeral.

Synonyms

number, numeric, numerical

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

numeral is a valid Words With Friends word