six
noun
ˈsiks 
1
: a number that is one more than five see Table of Numbers
2
: the sixth in a set or series
3
: something having six units or members: such as
a
: an ice hockey team
b
: a 6-cylinder engine or automobile
six adjective
six pronoun, plural in construction
Example Sentences
“What time is it?” “It's six.” I leave each day at six.
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from six, adjective, from Old English siex; akin to Old High German sehs six, Latin sex, Greek hex
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing six
Kids Definition
six 1 of 2
adjective
ˈsiks
: being one more than five
six
2 of 2noun
1
: one more than five : two times three : 6
2
: the sixth in a set or series
at sixes and sevens
phrase
as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness The house was at sixes and sevens for the first few weeks after we moved in. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- messy
- chaotic
- littered
- messed
- sloppy
- filthy
- dirty
- shaggy
- confused
- nasty
- cluttered
- jumbled
- mussy
- disorderly
- disordered
- untidy
- out of joint
- unkempt
- tousled
- tangled
- stained
- mussed
- disarranged
- tumbled
- disheveled
- muddled
- disarrayed
- pell-mell
- bemired
- knotted
- rumpled
- wrinkled
- hugger-mugger
- upside-down
- dishevelled
- topsy-turvy
- dingy
- soiled
- spotted
- smudged
- unclean
- higgledy-piggledy
- contaminated
- befouled
- sullied
- mucky
- blackened
- besmirched
- grungy
- grubby
- bedraggled
- grimy
- uncombed
- slovenly
- dowdy
- polluted
- squalid
- slatternly
- sloven
- tainted
- draggled
- cruddy
- begrimed
- defiled
- frowsy
- snarled
- foul
- uncleanly
- adulterated
- grotty
- negligent
- neglectful
- neglected
- shabby
- sordid
- seedy
- sleazy
- frowzy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- organized
- ordered
- cleaned
- clean
- trim
- crisp
- stainless
- sparkling
- immaculate
- uncluttered
- systematic
- tidy
- snug
- neat
- orderly
- antiseptic
- regular
- spotless
- cleanly
- bandbox
- shipshape
- systematized
- kempt
- tidied
- hygienic
- unsullied
- unsoiled
- careful
- fussy
- methodical
- methodic
- manicured
- groomed
- neatened
- well-ordered
- fastidious
- combed
- undefiled
- meticulous
- taintless
- finicky
- unpolluted
- untainted
- wholesome
- spick-and-span
- spic-and-span
- well-groomed
- reconditeness
- reconditenesses
- recondition
- reconditioned
- reconditioning
- reconditionings
- reconditions
- reconduct
- reconfer
- reconfers
- reconfess
- reconfide
- reconfigurable
- reconfiguration
- reconfigurations
- reconfigure
- reconfigured
- reconfigures
- reconfiguring
- reconfine
- reconfined
- reconfines
- reconfining
- reconfirm
- reconfirmation