half-dozen

1. 1.

   denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

   Synonymssix6vihalf dozen

   Similarcardinal

Questions about half-dozen

What does half-dozen mean?

half-dozen means "denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units".

How many syllables are in half-dozen?

half-dozen has 3 syllables: half--doz-en. The stress falls on "half-". In IPA it is /ˈhæfˌdʌzən/.

What is another word for half-dozen?

Close synonyms include six, 6, vi, half dozen. 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 half-dozen a common word?

half-dozen is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with half-dozen?

1 word rhymes with half-dozen. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.