fifth

/fɪ(f)θ/

/fɪθ/

Other forms: fifths

Definitions of fifth

1. adjective

   coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
   synonyms: 5th

   ordinal

   being or denoting a numerical order in a series
2. noun

   position five in a countable series of things
   “he was fifth out of several hundred runners”

   type of:

   rank

   relative status
3. noun

   one part in five equal parts
   synonyms: fifth part, one-fifth, twenty percent

   type of:

   common fraction, simple fraction

   the quotient of two integers
4. noun

   a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
   type of:

   United States liquid unit

   a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
5. noun

   the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it
   type of:

   interval, musical interval

   the difference in pitch between two notes