equivalent to the sum of six and five; one more than ten; 11:the room was about eleven feet wideeighteen schools were founded, eleven of them in London (Roman numeral: xi or XI)
eleven years old:the eldest is only eleven
eleven o’clock:she often worked until eleven at night
a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eleven.
a group or unit of eleven people or things.
a sports team of eleven players:at cricket I played in the first eleven
Derivatives
elevenfold
adjective & adverb
Origin:
Old Englishendleofon, from the base of one + a second element (probably expressing the sense 'left over') occurring also in twelve; of Germanic origin and related to Dutch and German elf
