3

1. 1.

   being one more than two

   Synonymsthreeiii

   Similarcardinal

Questions about 3

What does 3 mean?

3 means "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for 3?

Close synonyms include three, III, trio, threesome, tierce. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is 3 a common word?

3 is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.