/ Dictionary / Index F fortieth: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: for•ti•eth Pronunciation: (fôr'tē-ith), [key] — adj. next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40. being one of 40 equal parts. —n. a fortieth part, esp. of one (). the fortieth member of a series. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: fortieth (Thesaurus) forthwith fortification Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language