forty-second

Between forty-first, forty-third

Forty-second is the ordinal form of forty-two, indicating position 42 in a sequence.

She finished forty-second in the marathon.

Most familiar in Forty-Second Street, the Manhattan thoroughfare synonymous with Broadway theaters and Times Square.

ordinal

42nd

Ordinal of forty-two

order · succession · preceding · following · fiftieth · sixtieth · numeration · counting · listing · sequence

duration

stopwatch

Interval timing device

clock · elapsed · lap · measurement · pace · tick · timing · precision · mark · record

street

Broadway

Manhattan theatrical district

marquee · musical · crossroads · subway · nightlife · billboards · urban · landmark · tourism · shows

fleeting

brief

Short in duration

flash · blink · passing · short-lived · transient · ephemeral · temporary · heartbeat · twinkling · jiffy

Opposites
number type

forty-secondforty-two

Number after forty-one

cardinal · cardinal number

position in sequence

forty-secondfirst

Position number one

last · second · final · penultimate · initial

Family

second, forty, twofold, fortieth, forty-two, forty-first, forty-third, forty-fourth

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G