nine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
    IX; niner; Nina from Carolina; ennead; 9.
  2. noun a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
    club; baseball club; ball club.
    • each club played six home games with teams in its own division
  3. noun one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face
    nine-spot.
  4. adjective satellite denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten
    9; ix.

WordNet

Nine adjective
Etymology
OE. nine, nihen, AS. nigon, nigan; akin to D. & LG. negen, OS. & OFries. nigun, OHG. niun, G. neun, Icel. niu, sw. nio, Dan. ni, Goth. niun, Ir. & Gael. naoi, W. naw, L. novem, gr. , Skr. navan; of unknown origin. 307. Cf. Novembeer.
Definitions
  1. Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles.
Nine noun
Definitions
  1. The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.
  2. A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.

Webster 1913