five Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    quintet; quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; fin; pentad.
  2. noun a team that plays basketball
    basketball team.
  3. noun a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
    five-spot.
  4. adjective satellite being one more than four
    5; v.

WordNet

Five adjective
Etymology
OE. fif, five, AS. fif, fife; akin to D. vijf, OS. fif, OHG. finf, funf, G. fünf, Icel. fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith. penki, W. pump, OIr. cóic, L. quinque, Gr. , Æol. , Skr. pacan. 303. Cf. Fifth, Cinque, Pentagon, Punch the drink, Quinary.
Definitions
  1. Four and one added; one more than four.
Five noun
Definitions
  1. The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects.
    Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Matt. xxv. 2.
  2. A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V.

Webster 1913