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sonnet

/ˈsɒn.ɪt/

/ˈsɑː.nɪt/

sonnetnoun

sonnets

/ˈsɒn.ɪt/

/ˈsɑː.nɪt/

Translations

Shakespeare wrote many famous sonnets.

Шекспир написал много известных сонетов.

Definitions

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically having ten syllables per line.

Shakespeare's sonnet 18 is one of the most famous poems in the English language.

Any short lyric poem; a little song (historical).

In Renaissance Italy, the term ‘sonnet’ could refer to almost any brief lyric.

Synonyms

sonnetverb

sonneted

Past Simple

sonneted

Past Participle

sonneting

Gerund

/ˈsɒn.ɪt/

/ˈsɑː.nɪt/

Rare but attested use meaning ‘to compose or celebrate in sonnets’.

Definitions

To compose or celebrate in a sonnet or sonnets.

The poet sonneted his admiration for the queen.

Synonyms

compose (a sonnet)

write (a sonnet)

sonnetadjective

Attributive use (e.g., ‘sonnet sequence’, ‘sonnet form’) treated as adjective.

Definitions

Relating to, characteristic of, or written in the form of a sonnet.

She developed a sonnet habit that shaped her latest collection.