spinet
UK/ˈspɪn.ɪt//ˈspɪn.ɪt/
spinet noun: a short, compact harpsichord or piano.
Noun (1)
spinet (plural spinets)
- A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
- He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of...1956, Delano Ames, chapter 14, in Crime out of Mind
Noun (2)
spinet (plural spinets)
- A spinney.
- The invention was to have a Satyr lodged in a little spinet, by which her majesty and the prince were to come1603, Ben Jonson, The Entertainment at Althorp
spinet meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog
spinet in Tamil
- இறகுவடிவ நரப்பிசைக் கருவி வகை
spinet in Bengali
- ছোট পিয়ানো, হার্পসিকর্ড
spinet in Tagalog
- short, compact harpsichord
- espineta
Forms of spinet
| plural | spinets |
|---|---|
| alternative form | spinnet |
Origin of spinet
Borrowed from Italian spinetta.
From Latin spīnētum. Doublet of spinney
Words formed from spinet
Words that rhyme with spinet
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 spinet
- What does spinet mean?
- Spinet means a short, compact harpsichord or piano.
- What is spinet in Tamil?
- Spinet in Tamil is இறகுவடிவ நரப்பிசைக் கருவி வகை. See Spinet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is spinet?
- Spinet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce spinet?
- Spinet is pronounced /ˈspɪn.ɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of spinet?
- The plural of spinet is spinets.
Words near spinet in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: spinet (page history and authors); spinet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); spinet (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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