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Definitions for Sonnet

[1] Prosody . a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
[2] Archaic . to compose sonnets.
[3] Older Use . to celebrate in a sonnet or sonnets.
[4] a verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines in iambic pentameter with rhymes arranged according to a fixed scheme, usually divided either into octave and sestet or, in the English form, into three quatrains and a couplet
[5] (intr) to compose sonnets
[6] (tr) to celebrate in a sonnet

Words related to Sonnet

rhyme, poetry, writing, verse, lyric, epic, composition, ballad, poem, stanza, jingle, song, poesy, limerick, beat, creation, rime, words, ode, lines

Words nearby Sonnet

sonication, sonics, soniferous, sonification, sonne bacillus, sonnet, sonnet cycle, sonnet sequence, sonneteer, sonnetize, sonnets from the portuguese

Origin of Sonnet

1550–60; < Italian sonnetto < Old Provençal sonet, equivalent to son poem (< Latin sonus sound1) + -et -et

Other words from Sonnet

son·net·like , adjective
out·son·net , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Sonnet

C16: via Italian from Old Provençal sonet a little poem, from son song, from Latin sonus a sound

Synonyms for Sonnet

ballad, composition, limerick, lyric, poesy, rhyme, song, verse, epode