nth

[ enth ]

adjective
  1. being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc.

  2. (of an item in a series of occurrences, planned events, things used, etc., that is thought of as being infinitely large) being the latest, or most recent: This is the nth time I've told you to eat slowly.

Idioms about nth

  1. the nth degree / power,

    • a high degree or power.

    • the utmost degree or extent: The new hotel was luxurious to the nth degree.

Origin of nth

1
First recorded in 1850–55; N (the symbol in mathematics) + -th2

Words Nearby nth

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How to use nth in a sentence

  • Chiefly, he was conscious of a peculiar and cruel pain that made him hollow; it was like homesickness raised to the nth degree.

    Gunman's Reckoning | Max Brand
  • To lift his sufferings to the nth power, that guide went to sleep and actually snored.

    Days in the Open | Lathan A. Crandall

British Dictionary definitions for nth (1 of 2)

nth

/ (ɛnθ) /


adjective
  1. maths of or representing an unspecified ordinal number, usually the greatest in a series of values: the nth power

  2. informal being the last, most recent, or most extreme of a long series: for the nth time, eat your lunch!

  1. to the nth degree informal to the utmost extreme; as much as possible

British Dictionary definitions for Nth (2 of 2)

Nth

abbreviation for
  1. North

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Other Idioms and Phrases with nth

nth

see to the nth degree.

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