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Definition of five

five

/faɪv/
five
Plural:fives
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• adjective

1

Amounting to one more than four; totaling five in number.

Example

"The human hand normally has five fingers."

• noun

1

The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of two and three; one more than four, or the symbol (5 or V) representing this number.

Example

"She wrote a neat five in the margin of the page."

2

A banknote, playing card, or die face having a value of five units or spots.

Example

"He paid for the coffee with a crisp five and told the cashier to keep the change."

3

A group or set of five people or things, such as a five-player basketball team.

Example

"The starting five took the court to loud applause from the home crowd."

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• pronoun

1

Five people or things previously mentioned or easily identified from context.

Example

"Of the ten applicants interviewed today, only five were selected for the second round."

• Rhymes for five

• Nearby Words

fitzgerald
fitzroy falls
fitzroy river
five
five lined skink
fivefold
fivepence

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English fif, derived from Proto-Germanic *fimfe, from Proto-Indo-European *penkwe, making it distantly cognate with Latin quinque and Ancient Greek pente.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Five. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/five
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