18th
Before the nineteenth
Eighteenth, the ordinal form of eighteen—indicating position number 18 in a sequence.
The 18th hole completes a round of golf.
The 18th Amendment established Prohibition in the United States; the 21st repealed it.
An 18th birthday marks legal adulthood in many countries.
Ordered succession of elements
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- positionLocation or stance
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- eighteenthOrdinal for eighteen
series · order · succession · numbering · list
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- reasonBasis or justification
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- RousseauFrench surname, philosopher or painter
Kant · Montesquieu · rococo · baroque · neoclassicism · Georgian · colonialism · revolution
Full growth achieved
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- independenceFreedom from external control
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- consentVoluntary agreement given
adulthood · autonomy · self-sufficiency · milestone · threshold · transition · emancipation · graduation
Festive event marking occasion
- partyGathering for celebration
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- giftsItems freely given
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
candles · legal · landmark · coming-of-age · quinceañera · debut · gathering · tradition
Constitutional alcohol ban era
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- repealAnnul a statute
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- speakeasiesIllicit liquor establishments
ratification · Constitution · dry · moonshine · teetotalism
sequence
Ordered succession of elements
eighteenth · series · order · succession · numbering · list
Enlightenment
Era prioritizing reason over dogma
- reasonBasis or justification
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
Rousseau · Kant · Montesquieu · rococo · baroque · neoclassicism · Georgian · colonialism · revolution · salons
maturity
Full growth achieved
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- independenceFreedom from external control
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
consent · adulthood · autonomy · self-sufficiency · milestone · threshold · transition · emancipation · graduation · majority
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
cake · candles · legal · landmark · coming-of-age · quinceañera · debut · gathering · tradition
Prohibition
Constitutional alcohol ban era
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- repealAnnul a statute
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
speakeasies · ratification · Constitution · dry · moonshine · teetotalism
- 18th centuryYears 1701-1800
- 18th AmendmentConstitutional liquor ban
- late 18th centuryPeriod before 1800
- early 18th century1700s opening decades