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- [siks]
- /sɪks/
- /ət ˈsɪk.sɪz ənd ˈsev.n̩z/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [siks]
- /sɪks/
Definitions of at sixes and sevens words
- phrase at sixes and sevens If you say that someone or something is at sixes and sevens, you mean that they are confused or disorganized. 3
- noun at sixes and sevens in disagreement 3
- noun at sixes and sevens in a state of confusion 3
- noun at sixes and sevens in confusion or disorder 3
- noun at sixes and sevens at odds; disagreeing 3
- noun at sixes and sevens a cardinal number, five plus one. 1
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Origin of at sixes and sevens
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English six, sex, Old English siex, syx, seox, sex; cognate with Dutch zes, Low German ses, German sechs, Old Norse sex, Gothic saihs, Latin sex, Greek héx, Sanskrit ṣaṣ
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Parts of speech for At sixes and sevens
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at sixes and sevens popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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adj at sixes and sevens
- muddled — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- bewildered — If you are bewildered, you are very confused and cannot understand something or decide what you should do.
- perplexed — bewildered; puzzled: a perplexed state of mind.
- puzzled — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- distracted — Obsolete. distracted.
Antonyms for at sixes and sevens
adj at sixes and sevens
- composed — If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings.
- organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- ordered — neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized: an ordered office.
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