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sixsome

sixsome

6.5
A group of six people who do something together
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪksəm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : sexteto
  • The golf club organized the tournament into pairs, foursomes, and even a sixsome.

Examples

  • We went out to dinner as a sixsome to celebrate his birthday.

  • The sixsome enjoyed a fun evening together.

  • The group formed a sixsome for the trivia night competition.

  • Did you see that sixsome at the concert?

  • For the party, they arranged a sixsome to enjoy the games together.

  • The sixsome took a group photo to capture their fun day at the amusement park.

  • During the meeting, a sixsome of teammates discussed their project plans.

Synonyms

half a dozen
vssixsome
121 1.0

A group of six people or things

is the identical idea but shown in a shorter written form
half dozen
vssixsome
37 1.0

A group of six things or people

is the same idea but written as a simple two word phrase
half-dozen
vssixsome
30 1.0

Six things or people that form a group

is the same meaning but written without a hyphen
sextet
vssixsome
1 6.0

A set of six things treated as one group

is focused on six people specifically rather than any items
sextuplet
vssixsome
1 5.2

A group of six similar things seen as one unit

focuses on six people rather than similar items in general
sextette
vssixsome
  • UK
7.4

A group of six people who perform music together

refers more generally to any six people, not only performers

How Many

sixsome
  • Archaic
6.5
five
∞ 1.0
four
50 1.0
three
∞ 1.0
two
∞ 1.0
one
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

sixsome singular
sixsomes plural

Morphology

sixsome = six (transparent) = six + some

Formed from the number 'six' plus the group-forming suffix '-some', so 'a group of six' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word sixsome follows a common English pattern of a number plus -some, where -some means 'group', just like in twosome or foursome. So a sixsome is simply a group of six people considered together.