American English
/sɪksθ/
One syllable.
Having the number 6 in a series; coming after fifth.
Practice out loudHaving the number 6 in a series; coming after fifth.
She lives on the sixth floor.
He finished sixth in the race.
Use sixth for order and six for amount: the sixth day, but six days.
sixth grade · sixth floor · sixth place · sixth birthday
the sixth + noun
finish sixth
One of six equal parts of a whole.
A sixth of the cake is left.
Two sixths of the students were absent.
a sixth of the total · one sixth of the population
a sixth of + noun
two sixths of + noun
A strong feeling that tells you something, without clear proof.
My sixth sense told me not to go.