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fivesome

fivesome

1 6.3
A group of five people who work or play together
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪvˌsʌm/
translation icon : quinteto
  • For our weekend trip, we formed a fivesome to explore the city together.

Examples

  • The talented fivesome performed together on stage during the festival.

  • My big team, Gary Chipping, we just got through a fivesome that was taking a very long time.

  • The nefarious fivesome has finally been captured.

    The Bad Guys (2022)

  • The fivesome enjoyed a fun day at the amusement park, riding roller coasters and playing games.

Synonyms

quintet
vsfivesome
3 5.1

A group of five similar things treated as one

applies to groups of five people rather than objects
quint
vsfivesome
2 7.1

A group of five people or things considered one unit

is used only for groups of five people
quintuple
vsfivesome
1 7.4

A group of five similar things that form one unit

is intended for five people acting together not objects
quintette
vsfivesome
  • Archaic
7.3

A set of five similar people or things treated as one group

is used specifically for groups of five people

How Many People

octet
  • Specialized
1 6.6
sevensome
  • Archaic
9.2
sextet
1 6.0
fivesome
1 6.3
foursome
21 3.2
threesome
14 5.4
pair
889 1.0

Surface Forms

fivesome singular
fivesomes plural

Morphology

fivesome = five (transparent) = five + some

The collective suffix '-some' attached to 'five' yields a straightforward meaning 'a group of five', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word fivesome is made of five and -some, where -some means 'group' or 'together', just like in twosome and threesome. So a fivesome is a group of five people.