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senary

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsiːnəɹi/
  • rhymes with -iːnəɹi
  • homophone: scenery

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of sixth rank or order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, pertaining to, or based on six.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: arithmetic

Examples

  • The senary fraction 0.2 is one-third, i.e. two-sixths.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sextal

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The numeral system which uses six as the base.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: arithmetic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seximal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Latin sēnārius (“consisting of six each”), from sēnī (“six each, six at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). Doublet of senarius.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: senari — of sixth rank or order
  • Catalan: senària — of sixth rank or order
  • French: sénaire — of sixth rank or order
  • Russian: шестеричный (šesteričnyj) — of sixth rank or order
  • French: système sénaire — numeral system which uses six as the base
  • German: Sechsersystem — numeral system which uses six as the base
  • Japanese: 六進法 (rokusimpō) — numeral system which uses six as the base
  • Korean: 육진법 (yukjinbeop) — numeral system which uses six as the base
  • Portuguese: sistema senario — numeral system which uses six as the base