Word: Five

Pronunciation

/faɪv/

Definitions

• Numeral: The cardinal number that is one more than four and is represented by the Arabic numeral 5. For example: “There are five apples on the table.”
• Adjective: Referring to the quantity of five. For example: “I need five minutes to finish this task.”

Example Sentences

• Numeral: “We have been friends for five years now.”
• Adjective: “The five-year-old child can already read fluently.”

Phrases

• “Five o’clock”: The time of day that is five hours after midnight or five hours before noon.
• “Five senses”: A reference to the traditional human senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.
• “A baker’s dozen” includes five more than the standard dozen, making it fifteen items.

Synonyms

• 5
• Five of a kind
• Quintet (when referring to a group of five)
• Pentad (in mathematics or a set of five things)
• Cinque (rarely used)

Note: Unlike many words, “five” does not function as other parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, adverbs, or conjunctions in common usage; it primarily functions as a numeral and an adjective.