eighth note

noun

A note having one-eighth the duration of a whole note; a quaver.

Similar
quaver
OriginGerman Achtelnote →
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouneighth note (plural eighth notes)

plural eighth notes

  1. CanadaUSentertainmentA note having one-eighth the duration of a whole note; a quaver.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note

Similar
quaver
Broader
notemusical notetone
Also see
quaver

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanAchtelnote
  2. Englisheighth note

Calque of German Achtelnote.

More words from German

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

eighth note. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighth%20note

MLA

“eighth note.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighth%20note. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eighth note,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighth%20note.

Source: eighth note on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.