sonnet

son·net  (snt)

n.

1. A 14-line verse form usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes.

2. A poem in this form.

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[French or Italian sonetto (French, from Italian), from Old Provençal sonet, diminutive of son, song, from Latin sonus, a sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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sonnet

Noun

Prosody a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme and rhythm pattern [Old Provençal sonet a little poem]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sonnet - a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet - a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd Elizabethan sonnet, English sonnet, Shakespearean sonnet - a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg Spenserian sonnet - a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee
Verb	1.	sonnet - praise in a sonnet poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
	2.	sonnet - compose a sonnet poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form poetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"

Translations

sonnet [ˈsɔnɪt] n → soneto

sonnet [ˈsɔnɪt] n → sonnet m

sonnet [ˈsɔnɪt] n → Sonett nt

sonnet [ˈsɔnɪt] n → sonetto

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sonnet

n sonnet [ˈsonit]

a type of poem with fourteen lines Milton's/Shakespeare's sonnets.sonnetسونيت: قَصيدة من 14 بيتاсонетsonetsonetdas Sonnetσονέτοsonetosonettغزلsonettisonnetסוֹנָטָהचतुर्दश पदी कविताsonetszonettsonetasonnettasonettoソネット14행시, 소넷sonetassonetssonetasonnetsonettsonetsonetoso­netсонетsonetsonetsonetsonettโคลง 14 บรรทัดซึ่งมีรูปแบบการสัมผัสตายตัวsone十四行詩сонетچودہ مصرغوں کی نظمbài thơ xonê, thơ 14 câu十四行诗