Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Ordinal number for six: The position in a sequence that follows the fifth and precedes the seventh. It indicates the item counted as number six in an ordered list.

Usage

• The adjective "6th" is used to describe the position or order of something in a sequence. It is typically placed before a noun.
• It can be written as "6th" (with the numeral) or "sixth" (spelled out). In formal writing, numbers under ten are often spelled out.
• Example: "She finished in place in the race." (Here, "6th" modifies the noun "place" to indicate her position was number six.)

Examples

• Adjective:
  • My birthday is on the sixth of June.
  • He lives on the 6th floor of the apartment building.
  • The sixth chapter of the book is the most exciting.
  • This is my 6th attempt to pass the driving test.

Advanced Usage

• As a fraction: When used as a noun, "a sixth" (1/6) means one of six equal parts of a whole.
  • Example: "I ate a sixth of the pizza."
• In music: The term "sixth" refers to an interval in music spanning six diatonic scale degrees.
  • Example: "The chord contains a major sixth."

Variants and Related Words

• Sixth (adj/n): The standard written form of the ordinal number.
• 6th: The numerical abbreviation.
• Six (n/adj): The cardinal number (6).

Synonyms

• Ordinal: Sixth. (Note: As an ordinal number indicating a specific position, it has no true synonym. "Next after the fifth" is a descriptive phrase, not a single-word synonym.)

Adjective

1. coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position