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fifth
[ fifthor, often, fith ]
adjective
- next after the fourth; being the ordinal number for five.
- being one of five equal parts.
- Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of fourth gear for a given engine crankshaft speed:
fifth gear.
adverb
- in the fifth place; fifthly.
noun
- a fifth part, especially of one (1/5).
- the fifth member of a series.
- a fifth part of a gallon of liquor or spirits; 4/5 (0.8) of a quart (about 750 milliliters).
- Automotive. fifth gear.
- Music.
- a tone on the fifth degree from another tone (counted as the first).
- the interval between such tones.
- the harmonic combination of such tones.
fifth
/ ɪθ /
adjective
- coming after the fourth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 5th
- ( as noun )
he came on the fifth
noun
- one of five equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
- ( as modifier )
a fifth part
- the fraction equal to one divided by five ( 1 5 )
- music
- the interval between one note and another five notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
- one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also perfect diminished interval
- an additional high gear fitted to some motor vehicles
adverb
- Alsofifthly after the fourth person, position, event, etc
sentence connector
- Alsofifthly as the fifth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fifth1
Idioms and Phrases
- plead the Fifth, Law Informal. to decline on the basis of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to answer a question when testifying. Also take the Fifth.
More idioms and phrases containing fifth
- take the fifth
Example Sentences
Currently China is the world's largest manufacturer of footwear while Brazil is in fifth place.
He said he thought he was a "shoo-in" for fifth place until his housemates began "disappearing" on Friday night's show.
Official figures from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme revealed 2024 was the fifth worst year for UK butterflies since the scheme began in 1976.
The loss of his arm ended his and his family's expectation that he would be the fifth generation to take over the land.
They currently lie seventh, two points off fifth having played one game more than the three teams immediately above them.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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