forty-sixth I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\adjective 1.: being number 46 in a countable series < the forty-sixth day > — see number table 2.: being one of 46 equal parts into which something is divisible < a forty-sixth share of the money > II. noun 1.: number 46 in a countable series 2.: the quotient of a unit divided by 46 : one of 46 equal parts of something < one forty-sixth of the total >