Main Entry:

son·net

Pronunciation:

\ˈsä-nət\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet little song, from son sound, song, from Latin sonus sound

Date:

1557

: a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme ; also : a poem in this pattern