6

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 6 mean? 

• 6 (noun)
  The noun 6 has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

  Familiarity information: 6 used as a noun is very rare.

• 6 (adjective)
  The adjective 6 has 1 sense:

1. denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

  Familiarity information: 6 used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 6 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

6; Captain Hicks; half a dozen; hexad; sestet; sextet; sextuplet; sise; six; sixer; VI

Hypernyms ("6" is a kind of...):

digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)

• 6 (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

Synonyms:

6; half-dozen; half dozen; six; vi

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)