sonnet

Pronunciation: /ˈsɒnɪt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
  2. verb praise in a sonnet
  3. verb compose a sonnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
poem
Narrower (hyponyms)
spenserian sonnet, petrarchan sonnet, shakespearean sonnet

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