hundred

hun-dred · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The number 100; ten times ten.

  2. 2.

    (hundreds) An unspecified large number.

  3. 3.

    A unit of scoring in cricket.

  4. 4.

    Amounting to 100 in number.

Forms

plural: hundreds

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    a hundred percent — completely; totally
  • •
    one in a hundred — rare; unusual
  • •
    hundreds and thousands — small colored sugar decorations
  • •
    not in a hundred years — never
  • •
    the Hundred Years' War — the medieval conflict between England and France

Related words

See also: century, number, ten, thousand
Synonyms: century, one hundred

Etymology

From Old English "hundred" (the number 100; a division of a county), from Proto-Germanic "hundaradą," a compound of "hundą" (hundred) and "radą" (count, number). The original Germanic word for 100 was "hundą," cognate with Latin "centum" and Greek "hekaton."