quartet

noun

quar·​tet kwȯr-ˈtet 

variants or less commonly quartette

1

: a musical composition for four instruments or voices

2

: a group or set of four

especially : the performers of a quartet

Examples of quartet in a Sentence

He is a member of a jazz quartet.

a string quartet by Beethoven

The author wrote a quartet of novels about the same character.

Recent Examples on the Web

The quartet was launched in March 2024 after being put together by McCleary and the teams at his talent agency Dreampop Entertainment and management company Bay Music House, and signing with Sony Music. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025

Chiklis played Ben Grimm/the Thing in the first live-action adaptation of the iconic superhero quartet. —Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025

In his caption, Cannon took the time to share the nicknames of the quartet. —Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

The quartet has established themselves as reliable hitmakers with nearly all of their singles reaching the Top 10 of South Korea’s charts. —Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian quartetto, from quarto fourth, from Latin quartus — more at quart

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing quartet

• barbershop quartet
• string quartet

Rhymes for quartet

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette

Kids Definition

quartet

noun

quar·​tet

variants also quartette

kwȯr-ˈtet 

1

a

: a musical composition for four instruments or voices

b

: the performers of a quartet

2

: a group or set of four