Four definition
Four is a noun meaning "the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one." It has 3 meanings, as a noun and an adjective, listed below.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Four as a noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Same sense: quartet, quaternary, foursome, tetrad, quaternion, quadruplet, quatern, quaternity
a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
Same sense: four-spot
Four as an adjective
being one more than three
Same sense: iv
Synonyms and antonyms
- quartet
- quaternary
- foursome
- tetrad
- quaternion
- quadruplet
- quatern
- quaternity
- four-spot
- iv
How to say four
Four has 1 syllable and rhymes with for. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with four
FOUR in word games
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Anagrams
- 0
Is FOUR a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check FOUR in the word checker, or unscramble FOUR to see the shorter words in its letters.
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