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fivesome

/ˈfaɪvsəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
five-some
IPA
/ˈfaɪvsəm/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of five people or things.

noun

An orgy (group sex) consisting of five people.

adj

By fives; with five

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-West Germanic *fimf Old English fīf Middle English fyf English five Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English fivesome From five + -some.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fivesomes (plural)

Synonyms

pentad quintet quintette five 5 v cinque quint quintuplet fin phoebe little phoebe

Questions

How do you pronounce fivesome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪvsəm/.
What does fivesome mean?
A group of five people or things.
Where does fivesome come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-West Germanic *fimf Old English fīf Middle English fyf English five Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English fivesome From five + -some.

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