Quin

/kwɪn/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A prefix indicating five or a group of five.

The quin of friends met for dinner every Friday.

A set of five identical or similar things.

The quin of characters in the story represented the five elements.

A term used in card games to denote five points.

She scored a quin in the card game last night.

adjective

Relating to or denoting a group of five.

The quin team worked collaboratively to complete the project.

Derived from 'quint', which comes from Latin 'quintus', meaning 'fifth'.

quinella

A bet on the first two finishers in a race in either order.

quinine

A medicinal compound used to treat malaria, derived from the bark of the cinchona tree.

quintessence

The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

quintet

A group of five musicians or singers.

quintuples

To multiply by five; a set of five.

quintuplets

Five offspring born at the same birth.

A term used in games to refer to achieving five in a row.

He got a quin in the bingo game!

Informal term for a group of five friends.

We're the quin – always hanging out together!