five
noun
Simple meaning
A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fyvIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfaɪv
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency. See also fiver.
Anything measuring five units, as length.
The digit/figure 5.
A playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
Five o'clock.
uk
The domestic intelligence and counter-espionage agency of the United Kingdom, which operates in secret and whose primary function is to spy on terrorist organizations and others viewed as a threat to British national security. Formally known as the Security Service.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency. See also fiver.
Used this way, five is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- pentad , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use five
- “My little brother just turned five years old today.”noun
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