noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kwɪnˈtɛt/
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rhymes with -ɛt
CMU ARPABET:K W IH0 N T EH1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any group of five members
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A jazz quintet performed at the festival.
jazz quintet
string quintet
woodwind quintet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a musical composition for five performers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quintette
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
5
noun
Meaning 5
five people considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quintette, fivesome
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gathering, assemblage
6
noun
Meaning 6
a set of five similar things considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quintette, quintuplet, quintuple
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
7
noun
Meaning 7
five performers or singers who perform together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quintette
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
8
noun
Meaning 8
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.