Definition

1. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one: The natural number following four and preceding six. It is represented by the symbol 5 or the word "five."

2. Adjective:

   • Being one more than four: Describing a quantity or amount equivalent to this number.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The answer to the equation is 5.
  • She has five brothers and sisters.
  • Please turn to page five.

• Adjective:

  • I need five apples for the recipe.
  • He will be five years old next week.
  • The meeting starts at five o'clock.

Advanced Usage

• "A five": Informally, can refer to a five-dollar bill or a five-pound note.
  • Can you break a twenty? I need some fives.
• "Take five": An idiom meaning to take a short break, typically for five minutes.
  • We've been working hard. Let's take five.
• "High five": A gesture of celebration or greeting where two people slap each other's raised hands.
  • They gave each other a high five after scoring the goal.

Variants and Related Words

• Fifth (adj., n.): Constituting number five in a sequence; one of five equal parts.
  • This is my fifth cup of coffee today.
  • She ate one fifth of the pizza.
• Fivefold (adj., adv.): Five times as great or as numerous; consisting of five parts.
  • There was a fivefold increase in sales.

Synonyms

• Quintet (n.): A group of five people or things.
  • A quintet of musicians performed.
• Pentad (n.): A group or set of five (less common).
• V (n.): The Roman numeral for five.

Related Phrases

• Five-star: Of the highest quality or rank.
  • They stayed in a five-star hotel.
• Five senses: The faculties of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
  • The garden was a feast for all five senses.
• Nine-to-five: Referring to a standard full-time job with regular daytime hours.
  • He has a typical nine-to-five office job.

Adjective

1. being one more than four

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one