quintet
/kwɪnˈtɛt/
quintet noun: a composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians).
Noun
quintet (plural quintets)
- A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
- The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties.
- A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
- Any group of five members
- jazz quintet
- string quintet
quintet meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
quintet in Hindi
- any group of five
- पंचक pañcak
quintet in Marathi
- any group of five
- पंचक pañcak
quintet in Bengali
- পঞ্চক, পাঁচজনের দল
quintet in Telugu
- any group of five
- క్విన్టెట్ kvinṭeṭ
More languagesFewer languages
- quintet in Malayalam
- ക്വിന്ററ്റ് kvinṟaṟṟŭ
- quintet in Kannada
- ಕ್ವಿಂಟೆಟ್ kviṇṭeṭ
- quintet in Odia
- କ୍ୱିଣ୍ଟେଟ୍ kwiṇṭeṭ
- quintet in Sanskrit
- क्विन्टेट् kvinṭeṭ
- quintet in Nepali
- पंचक pañcak
- quintet in Tagalog
- limahan
- quintet in Malay
- kuintet
- quintet in Indonesian
- kwintet
- quintet in Thai
- ควินเต็ต khwin tĕt
- quintet in Vietnamese
- ngũ tấu
- Dhivehi
- ކްއިންޓެޓް k̊in̊ṭeṭ
Synonyms of quintet
Forms of quintet
| plural | quintets |
|---|---|
| alternative form | quintette |
Origin of quintet
From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).
Words formed from quintet
Words that rhyme with quintet
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about quintet
- What does quintet mean?
- Quintet means a composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians).
- What is quintet in Hindi?
- Quintet in Hindi is पंचक (pañcak). See Quintet meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is quintet?
- Quintet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quintet?
- Quintet is pronounced /kwɪnˈtɛt/.
- What is the plural of quintet?
- The plural of quintet is quintets.
Words near quintet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quintet (page history and authors); quintet (Bengali 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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