3

Smallest odd prime

Three, the number after two and before four.

Written as 3 in numerals, III in Roman notation.

Three appears throughout culture as a significant quantity: three wishes, three strikes, the Holy Trinity, three-act structure.

Third time's the charm.

Good things come in threes.

numeral

three

Sum of one twice

triad · ternary · tertiary · trifecta · treble · thrice · triplet · trimester · triangle · tricycle

music

waltz

Dance in three-quarter time

interval · triad · chord · compound · minuet · mazurka · downbeat · measure · bar · scherzo

symbolism

lucky

Favored by chance

  • charmAttractive personal quality
  • wishesThings hoped for
  • genieMagical wish-granting spirit

fates · graces · magi · musketeers · bears · pigs · billy-goats · stooges · amigos · tenors

sports

bronze

Copper-tin alloy

wickets · strikes · outs · periods · rounds · sets · pointer · triple-double · hat-trick · par

counting

one-two-three

First three integers

cardinal · digit · number · integer · odd · prime · position · rank · place · enumeration

Categories
Opposites
parity

32

Second counting number

4 · even number · 0 · 6 · 8

numerical magnitude

3infinity

Unlimited extent or quantity

million · billion · trillion · zero · googol

primality

312

Number after eleven

100 · 60 · composite number · 24 · 36

Phrases
Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G