forty-seven

Between forty-six, forty-eight

Forty-seven is the number 47, falling between forty-six and forty-eight.

Like other compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine, it takes a hyphen when written out: She turned forty-seven last month.

The number has no special mathematical or cultural significance beyond occasional appearances in pop culture references.

cultural

ronin

Feudal drifter-warrior

  • AK-47Soviet automatic rifle
  • loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
  • honorHigh regard, moral dignity

revenge · bushido

mathematics

odd

Unusual or not even

natural · positive · factors · composite · arithmetic

midlife

middle-aged

In life's middle decades

maturity · established · settled · career · parenthood · experience · aging · milestone · birthday · anniversary

counting

tally

Recorded count

total · tabulate · reckon · sequence · increment · consecutive · numeration · listing · pagination · numbering

arbitrary

random

Occurring without pattern

forgettable · ordinary · middling · unexceptional · anonymous · interchangeable · generic · placeholder · any · pick

Categories
Opposites
numerical parity

forty-sevenforty-six

Four dozen minus two

forty-eight · forty-four · fifty · forty-two · even number

roundness/regularity

forty-sevenfifty

Five tens combined

one hundred · round number · forty · ten · zero

Family

seven, forty, seventh, seventy, fourteen, seventeen, forties, fortieth, seventeenth

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G