fifth

[fifth, fith] / fɪfθ, fɪθ /

ADJECTIVE

having five of something

Synonyms

WEAK

quinary quinquennial quintan

Example Sentences

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Reform came in second with 31.8% of the vote, with the Conservatives in third, Lib Dems in fourth and Greens in fifth.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Sheehan’s night was relatively uneventful before the fifth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Joining Beckham on the Rich List, seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is fifth on the list, having built a fortune the Rich List calculated at £435 million fortune.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Container-cargo flows are nowhere near as dependent on the Strait of Hormuz as crude oil is — about a fifth of the world’s crude and crude products navigated through Hormuz in peacetime.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

We were two of ten students in our fifth cadet year, and avoiding him was next to impossible.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin