# fifth wall

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The division between the fictional world depicted, and the actual actors, props, etc.
2. The divide between critics or audience members and author or theater practitioner.
3. Any of various other divisions between groups of people in the theatre.
4. The ceiling.
5. The floor.
6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fifth, wall.

## Etymology
By analogy with fourth wall.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fifth-wall