9(n = noun.quantity) ennead, ix, nina from carolina, nine, niner - the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one;
is a kind of digit, figure
9(s = adj.all) ix, nine - denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten;
one more than eight and one less than ten; denoting a quantity consisting of nine items or units; -- representing the number nine as an Arabic numeral [WordNet 1.5]