six

CEFRA1

/sɪks/

noun · numeral

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The number 6.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A group or set with six elements.

Examples

  • Six percent home loans represent the industry average now.

  • They have two children aged six and nine.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The digit or figure 6.

  2. A playing card featuring six pips.

numeral

Extra meaning

  1. A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).

More examples

In context

  • You have to leave home at six.

  • The fives and sixes will have a snack first, then the older kids.

  • His century featured 12 sixes.

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Origin

noun

PIE word *swéḱs From Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare West Frisian seis, Dutch zes, Low German söss, sess, German sechs, Norwegian and Danish seks, also Latin sex, Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ). Doublet of sice. Toilet sense predates military usage.