six
[ siks ]
/ sɪks /
noun
adjective
amounting to six in number.
Idioms for six
- in disorder or confusion.
- in disagreement or dispute.
at sixes and sevens,
Origin of six
before 900; Middle English
six, sex, Old English
siex, syx, seox, sex; cognate with Dutch
zes, Low German
ses, German
sechs, Old Norse
sex, Gothic
saihs, Latin
sex, Greek
héx, Sanskrit
ṣaṣ
Words nearby six
British Dictionary definitions for at sixes and sevens (1 of 2)
six
/ (sɪks) /
noun
determiner
- amounting to sixsix nations
- (as pronoun)set the table for six
Other words from six
Related prefixes: hexa-, sex-Word Origin for six
Old English
siex; related to Old Norse
sex, Gothic
saihs, Old High German
sehs, Latin
sex, Greek
hex, Sanskrit
sastha
British Dictionary definitions for at sixes and sevens (2 of 2)
Six
/ (French sis) /
noun
Les Six (le)
a group of six young composers in France, who from about 1916 formed a temporary association as a result of interest in neoclassicism and in the music of Satie and the poetry of Cocteau. Its members were Darius Milhaud, Arthur Honegger, Francis Poulenc, Georges Auric, Louis Durey, and Germaine Tailleferre
Cultural definitions for at sixes and sevens
at sixes and sevens
In a state of confusion or disorder: “Trying to cram for this math test has me all at sixes and sevens.”
Idioms and Phrases with at sixes and sevens (1 of 2)
at sixes and sevens
Confused, disorganized, disorderly, as in We've just moved in, and the office is still at sixes and sevens, or The new college admissions tests were poorly explained, leaving the students at sixes and sevens. This ancient term is thought to come from a game of dice in which throwing a six or seven had a particular significance. The name of the game has been lost, but most likely betting on such a throw was very risky, denoting disorder and confusion. [Late 1300s]
Idioms and Phrases with at sixes and sevens (2 of 2)
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