I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
: being one more than 45 in number
forty-six years
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
: 46 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
forty-six are here
forty-six were found
III. noun
1. : six and 40 : 23 times two
2.
a. : 46 units or objects
a total of forty-six
b. : a group or set of 46
3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 46
4. : the 46th in a set or series ; especially : an article of clothing of the 46th size
wears a forty-six