FluentPlex

sonnet

/ˈsɒnɪt/ noun B2
  1. A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

Plural sonnets

+ Save to review

From the library

But if it be only a slight, thin sort of inclination, I am convinced that one good sonnet will starve it entirely away.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 48 · B2

Other matches

Learn sonnet in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.