linnet
/ˈlɪnɪt/
linnet noun: a small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
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Noun
linnet (plural linnets)
- A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
- I do but sing because I must,
And pipe but as the linnets sing:
And unto one her note is gay,
For now her little ones have ranged;
And unto one her note is changed,
Because her brood is stol’n away.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 36 - I heard a linnet courting
His lady in the spring […]1890, Robert Bridges, The Shorter Poems of Robert Bridges, Book I, V
- Synonyms:
- lintwhite
- I do but sing because I must,
- A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), of North America.
Proper noun capitalized: Linnet
Linnet
- A female given name from English, occasionally recorded since the 19th century.
- Lindy herself hated the name Lindy. She said it sounded like a girl in pink gingham. At the beginning of this school year she'd started making all the teachers address her by her full name, Linnet. (She'd been named for an English bird that a soldier had mentioned to their mother during the war.)...2004, Anne Tyler, The Amateur Marriage, →ISBN, page 105
linnet meaning in Tamil and Persian
linnet in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
linnet in Persian
- Carduelis cannabina, a finch of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa
- ژورک žurak
Synonyms of linnet
Forms of linnet
| plural | linnets |
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Origin of linnet
From Old French linette, from lin (“flax”), from the bird's fondness for the seeds of flax, the source of linen and Old English līnete, līnetwige (“linnet”) (> dialectal English lintwhite).
From linnet (“a type of bird”).
Words formed from linnet
- common linnet
- green linnet
- linnet hole
- pine linnet
- red linnet
- Warsangli linnet
- Yemen linnet Linaria yemenensis
- syn. Carduelis yemenensis)
Phrases with linnet
Words that rhyme with linnet
Questions about linnet
- What does linnet mean?
- Linnet means a small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
- What is linnet in Tamil?
- Linnet in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Linnet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is linnet?
- Linnet can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce linnet?
- Linnet is pronounced /ˈlɪnɪt/.
- What is the plural of linnet?
- The plural of linnet is linnets.
Words near linnet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: linnet (page history and authors); Linnet (page history and authors); linnet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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