English adjective: fifth | |||
1. | fifth coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position | ||
Synonyms | 5th | ||
Similar | ordinal | ||
Antonyms | cardinal | ||
English noun: fifth | |||
1. | fifth (quantity) a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | United States liquid unit | ||
2. | fifth position five in a countable series of things | ||
Samples | He was fifth out of several hundred runners. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rank | ||
3. | fifth (quantity) one part in five equal parts | ||
Synonyms | fifth part, one-fifth, twenty percent | ||
Broader (hypernym) | common fraction, simple fraction | ||
4. | fifth (communication) the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interval, musical interval | ||