Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sonnetist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: son-netist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writer of sonnets.

Example Sentences

"1597–1598, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum Yea, and the prophet of the heav'nly lyre, / Great Solomon sings in the English quire; / And is become a new-found sonnetist […]"

Etymology

From sonnet + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sonnet

Inflected Forms

sonnetists (plural)

Synonyms

sonneteer sonneter

Questions

What does sonnetist mean?: A writer of sonnets.
Where does sonnetist come from?: From sonnet + -ist.

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