fifty-three

1. 1.

   being three more than fifty

   Synonyms53liii

   Similarcardinal

Questions about fifty-three

What does fifty-three mean?

fifty-three means "being three more than fifty".

How many syllables are in fifty-three?

fifty-three has 3 syllables and divides as fif-ty--three under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for fifty-three?

Close synonyms include 53, liii. 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.