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quintette

quintette

7.3
A set of five similar people or things treated as one group
  • noun
  • /kwɪnˈtɛt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : quinteto
  • A quintette of musicians played in the park last Sunday.

Examples

  • The award was given to a quintette of talented young poets.

  • A quintette of paintings by the same artist hung in the gallery.

  • The project team formed a quintette to tackle the new assignment.

  • The quintette performed beautifully at the concert.

  • A quintette of talented young poets gathered to share their works at the event.

  • The art exhibition features a quintette of paintings that showcase the artist's evolution.

  • During the recital, a quintette of musicians played a beautiful arrangement of classical pieces.

Synonyms

quintet
vsquintette
3 5.1

A group of five similar things treated as one

is an alternative form with the same meaning
quint
vsquintette
2 7.1

A group of five people or things considered one unit

is the same idea but often appears as a shorter variant
quintuple
vsquintette
1 7.4

A group of five similar things that form one unit

is the same concept but expressed with a different lexical form
quintuplet
vsquintette
1 6.2

A group of five similar things thought of as one unit

is a matching form used interchangeably in this sense
fivesome
vsquintette
1 6.3

A group of five people who work or play together

is broader, applying to five people or five things alike

Surface Forms

quintette singular
quintets plural
quintettes plural

Etymology

Quintette comes from the root quint- meaning 'five' and the ending -ette meaning 'small group'. That is why a quintette can mean any set of five people or things that are thought of as one unit.