iii

1. 1.

   being one more than two

   Synonymsthree3

   Similarcardinal

Other forms of iii

plural

iiis·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about iii

What does iii mean?

iii 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.

How many syllables are in iii?

iii has 1 syllable: iii.

What is another word for iii?

Close synonyms include three, 3, 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 iii a common word?

iii 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.