f

The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

Character

  1. The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

Origin

Old English lower case letter f, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “fe”).

Forms

F fs f's

Derived

f-block fboy ff-hole f-hole f-number f-value

Noun

  1. Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20")

    Synonyms: F fo

  2. Abbreviation of fuck.
    • What the f do you think you're doing?
  3. Abbreviation of feminine.

    Coordinate Terms: m n

    Related: f.

Origin

Abbreviations.

Related

F c m n

Derived

effing and blinding

Numeral

  1. The sixth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

Forms

F fs f's

Derived

f-number f-slur f-stop f-word go f oneself

Symbol

  1. The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F♯) is a tone intermediate between F and G.

Derived

F clef