fifth

Speech parts

1. fifth - Noun

2. fifth - Adjective

3. fifth - Verb

4. fifth - Adjective Satellite

5. Fifth - Proper noun

Meaning

Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five.

Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.

The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.

The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

5th fifth part thursday quint cinque LCD fourteenth second third five half degree ordinal decimation fives
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Hypernyms

rank interval simple fraction common fraction musical interval united states liquid unit

Related terms

take the fifth plead the fifth

Phrases with the word

fifth position third wheel or fifth wheel evening of jan the fifth evening of january the fifth fifth hell forty-fifth president of the united states of america

Examples

A man snatches the first kiss, pleads for the second, demands the third, takes the fourth, accepts the fifth - and endures all the rest. Helen Rowland

I was walking down fifth avenue today and I found a wallet, and I was gonna keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: well, if I lost a hundred and fifty dollars, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson. Emo Philips

The Fifth Amendment is an old friend and a good friend, one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized. William O. Douglas

It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.' Sam Levenson

Cultivate friendships. If you don't have time to cultivate all of them, plow under every fifth one and collect your bonus. Gracie Allen

A fifth wheel to a cart is but an encumbrance. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

fifteens fifteenth fifteenthly Fifth Amendment fifth amendment right fifth anniversary