Definition

1. Noun:
   • One of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy: A quint is a single member of a set of quintuplets.
   • The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one: In a general sense, a quint can refer to the number five itself or a set of five items.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The family welcomed five healthy babies; each quint is doing well.
  • A standard carillon often has a quint of bells tuned to a specific chord.

Advanced Usage

• "quint" in music: Refers to an interval of a fifth or a group of five notes.
  • The chord progression features a perfect quint.
• "quint" in card games: Can denote a sequence of five cards in a suit.
  • He won the hand with a quint in spades.

Variants and Related Words

• Quintuplet (n): One of five offspring born at the same time. Often used interchangeably with 'quint' in this context.
  • The quintuplets, or quints, celebrated their first birthday.
• Quintet (n): A group of five people or things, especially musicians.
  • A jazz quintet performed at the club.

Synonyms

• Five: The cardinal number.
• Quintuplet: One of five siblings born together.

Related Phrases

• "quint major": In some card games, the highest sequence of five cards in a suit.
  • His quint major in hearts was unbeatable.

Noun

1. one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
2. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one