twenty-first
After the twentieth
Twenty-first marks position 21 in a sequence.
Most often encountered in the twenty-first century, meaning the years 2000–2099.
A twenty-first birthday holds special significance in many cultures as the traditional threshold of full adulthood.
As a noun, a twenty-first is one of twenty-one equal parts.
Formal admission ceremony
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- transitionChange from one state
- maturityFull growth achieved
- adulthoodState of being grown
independence · responsibility · ceremony · tradition · quinceañera · debut · threshold · milestone
Festive event marking occasion
- partyGathering for celebration
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- adulthoodState of being grown
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
toast · coming-of-age · bar · nightclub · ID · shots · keys · cake
Authoritative legal ban
- repealAnnul a statute
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
Of recent times
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- digitalOf discrete data
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
smartphones · AI · sustainability · automation · cybersecurity · millennials · Gen-Z · terrorism
initiation
Formal admission ceremony
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- transitionChange from one state
- maturityFull growth achieved
adulthood · independence · responsibility · ceremony · tradition · quinceañera · debut · threshold · milestone
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
champagne · toast · coming-of-age · bar · nightclub · ID · shots · keys · cake · gifts
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- repealAnnul a statute
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
bootlegging · speakeasy · ratification · constitution · legalization
modern
Of recent times
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- digitalOf discrete data
- internetInterconnected computer systems
globalization · smartphones · AI · sustainability · automation · cybersecurity · millennials · Gen-Z · terrorism · pandemic
twentieth
Ordinal for twenty
placement · enumeration · numbering · order · series · counting
- ordinal numberstenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth