Fifth meaning

What does “fifth” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fifth” is a noun and adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon.

fifth

noun

  1. a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

  2. position five in a countable series of things

    “he was fifth out of several hundred runners”

  3. one part in five equal parts

  4. the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it

adjective

  1. coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position

    Synonyms5th

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University