FIFTH
What does "FIFTH" mean?
Coming after fourth in order; the ordinal form of five.
Meanings
- Next in order after the fourth. She finished fifth in a field of forty runners.
- One of five equal parts of something. Each heir received a fifth of the estate.
- A musical interval spanning five notes of a scale. The opening of the anthem leaps up a perfect fifth. technical
- A bottle holding one fifth of a US gallon of liquor. He bought a fifth of bourbon for the celebration. informal
Did you know?
- When Americans say they're 'taking the Fifth,' they mean the Fifth Amendment's right to stay silent rather than incriminate themselves - a protection ratified in 1791.
Word origin
From Old English 'fifta', the ordinal of 'fif' (five), of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European 'penkwe' (five).
Remember it
FIFTH = FIVE turned into an order word; it keeps the 'fif-' of five and adds '-th' like fourth and sixth.
A little poem
Fourth crossed the line first-
I came one breath behind them,
fifth, and still smiling.
haiku
Wordplay
- When asked where I ranked, I took the fifth - then realized they meant the bottle, not the silence.
What it teaches
Fifth place still finished the race; arriving counts long after the cheering stops.
Quick facts
What does FIFTH mean?
Coming after fourth in order; the ordinal form of five.
Is FIFTH a valid word?
Yes — FIFTH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FIFTH?
FIFTH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FIFTH come from?
From Old English 'fifta', the ordinal of 'fif' (five), of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European 'penkwe' (five).
What can FIFTH teach us?
Fifth place still finished the race; arriving counts long after the cheering stops.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.