13
Superstitious number feared
Thirteen, the number following twelve.
In Western culture, 13 carries superstitious weight as unlucky—many buildings skip the thirteenth floor, and Friday the 13th is considered inauspicious.
A baker's dozen is thirteen, one extra as a safeguard against shortchanging.
She just turned 13.
Irrational thirteen aversion
- unluckyProne to misfortune
- omenProphetic indicator
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
- curseInvoked harm through words
taboo · fearful · avoidance · hotel · elevator · airline · inauspicious · ill-fated
After twelve, before fourteen
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- digitSingle numeric character
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- ordinalNumber denoting position
sequence · counting · tally · numeral · figure · quantity · teen · odd
Unable to be divided
- FibonacciPisan mathematician, numeral importer
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- oddUnusual or not even
- integerNumber lacking fractions
arithmetic · divisibility · factorization · counting · calculation
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- pubertySexual development stage
- youthState of being immature
- tweenYouth approaching thirteen
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
growth · hormones · maturation · identity · rebellion · awkwardness · angst · self-discovery
triskaidekaphobia
Irrational thirteen aversion
curse · taboo · fearful · avoidance · hotel · elevator · airline · inauspicious · ill-fated · foreboding
thirteen
After twelve, before fourteen
ordinal · sequence · counting · tally · numeral · figure · quantity · teen · odd · prime
indivisible
Unable to be divided
- FibonacciPisan mathematician, numeral importer
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- oddUnusual or not even
integer · arithmetic · divisibility · factorization · counting · calculation
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
coming-of-age · growth · hormones · maturation · identity · rebellion · awkwardness · angst · self-discovery · friendships
rugby
Team sport with scrums