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Definitions for Villanelle
[1] a short poem of fixed form, written in tercets, usually five in number, followed by a final quatrain, all being based on two rhymes.
[2] a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment.
[3] a verse form of French origin consisting of 19 lines arranged in five tercets and a quatrain. The first and third lines of the first tercet recur alternately at the end of each subsequent tercet and both together at the end of the quatrain
[4] a type of part song originating in Naples during the 16th century
Words related to Villanelle
rhyme, poetry, writing, verse, lyric, epic, composition, ballad, sonnet, song, beat, creation, poesy, rime, words, ode, limerick, lines, rune, haiku
Words nearby Villanelle
villainess, villainize, villainous, villainy, villanella, villanelle, villanovan, villard, villari effect, villarrica, villars
Origin of Villanelle
a1590–1600; < Italian, feminine of villanello rural, rustic, equivalent to villan(o ) peasant, boor (see villain) + -ello -ish
Word origin for Villanelle
aC16: from Italian, from villano rustic, from Late Latin vīllānus; see villain
Synonyms for Villanelle
ballad, composition, epic, lyric, poetry, rhyme, sonnet, verse, writing, beat, creation, haiku, limerick, lines, ode, poesy, quatrain, rime, rune, song, words, blank verse, free verse, sestina