quartet meaning

quartet as a noun

1. four people considered as a unit
   • he joined a barbershop quartet
   • the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.

   Synonyms: quartette, foursome

   Type of: gathering

   Kinds: quadrumvirate

2. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

   Synonyms: four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe

   Type of: digit

3. four performers or singers who perform together

   Synonyms: quartette

   Type of: musical organization

   Kinds: barbershop quartet, string quartet

4. a set of four similar things considered as a unit

   Synonyms: quartette, quadruplet, quadruple

   Type of: set

5. a musical composition for four performers

   Synonyms: quartette

   Type of: musical composition

quartet in a sentence

• The song was reminiscent of a barbershop quartet.
• A string quartet is rehearsing in the next room.
• The guitar quartet produced a wonderful concert.
• Tom often thinks of Mary when he hears a string quartet.
• Besides the thirty operas Verdi wrote a string quartet, the Manzoni Requiem, and a national hymn.

How to pronounce quartet

quartet is pronounced /kwɔːˈtɛt/ in British English and /kwɔrˈtɛt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with quartet

• set
• get
• upset
• let
• net
• regret
• jet
• wet
• yet
• forget
• threat
• bet
• pet
• debt
• fret
• beset
• sweat
• vet
• abet
• whet
• beget
• cigarette
• duet
• cadet