fifth

[ fifth or, often, fith ]
/ fɪfθ or, often, fɪθ /

adjective

adverb

in the fifth place; fifthly.

noun

Idioms for fifth

    take the Fifth, Informal. to decline on the basis of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to answer a question when testifying.

Origin of fifth

before 1000; earlier fift, Middle English fifte, Old English fīfta; -th by analogy with fourth, etc.

Words nearby fifth

fifo, fifteen, fifteen men on the dead man's chest — / yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!, fifteenth, fifteenth amendment, fifth, fifth amendment, fifth avenue, fifth column, fifth commandment, fifth cranial nerve

British Dictionary definitions for take the fifth

Word Origin for fifth

Old English fīfta

Medical definitions for take the fifth

fifth
[ fĭfth ]

adj.

Coming after fourth, as in order, rank, or time.
Being the outermost digit, as on a hand.

Other words from fifth

fifth n.

Idioms and Phrases with take the fifth (1 of 2)

take the Fifth

Refuse to answer on the grounds that one may incriminate oneself, as in He took the Fifth on so many of the prosecutor's questions that we're sure he's guilty. This idiom refers to the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states that no person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself or herself. [Mid-1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with take the fifth (2 of 2)

fifth