Meanings
plural Shakespearean sonnets
- communicationsA sonnet comprising three quatrains and a final couplet, in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.
Synonyms: Elizabethan sonnet, English sonnet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sonnet comprising three quatrains and a final couplet, in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after English playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564–1616) and strongly associated with his authorship.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali ইংরেজী চতুর্দশপদী
- ইংরেজী চতুর্দশপদী (iṅreji coturdośpodi)type of sonnet
Bulgarian англи́йски соне́т, елизабетински сонет
- англи́йски соне́т (anglíjski sonét)type of sonnet
- елизабетински сонет (elizabetinski sonet)type of sonnet
- ше́кспировски соне́т (šékspirovski sonét)type of sonnet
Chinese Mandarin 英國十四行詩 /英国十四行诗
- 英國十四行詩 /英国十四行诗 (Yīngguó shísì hángshī)type of sonnet
Czech anglický sonet
- anglický sonettype of sonnet
Danish engelske sonet
- engelske sonettype of sonnet
Dutch Engels sonnet, shakespeariaans sonnet
- Engels sonnettype of sonnet
- shakespeariaans sonnettype of sonnet
Esperanto ŝekspira soneto
- ŝekspira sonetotype of sonnet
Estonian inglise sonett, Shakespeare'i sonett
- inglise sonetttype of sonnet
- Shakespeare'i sonetttype of sonnet
Finnish englantilainen sonetti
- englantilainen sonettitype of sonnet
French sonnet shakespearien, sonnet anglais
- sonnet shakespearientype of sonnet
- sonnet anglaistype of sonnet
German Shakespeare-Sonett, englishes Sonett
- Shakespeare-Sonetttype of sonnet
- englishes Sonetttype of sonnet
- elisabethanisches Sonetttype of sonnet
Greek αγγλικό σονέτο, σαιξπηρικό σονέτο
- αγγλικό σονέτο (anglikó sonéto)type of sonnet
- σαιξπηρικό σονέτο (saixpirikó sonéto)type of sonnet
Hungarian angol szonett, shakespeare-i szonett
- angol szonetttype of sonnet
- shakespeare-i szonetttype of sonnet
Italian sonetto shakespeariano, sonetto scespiriano
- sonetto shakespearianotype of sonnet
- sonetto scespirianotype of sonnet
Japanese イギリス風ソネット, シェイクスピア風ソネット
- イギリス風ソネット (Igirisu-fū sonetto)type of sonnet
- シェイクスピア風ソネット (Sheikusupia-fū sonetto)type of sonnet
Korean 셰익스피어 소네트
- 셰익스피어 소네트 (Syeikseupieo soneteu)type of sonnet
Latin sonētum Shākespēriānum
- sonētum Shākespēriānumtype of sonnet
Latvian Šekspīra sonets
- Šekspīra sonetstype of sonnet
Lithuanian angliškas sonetas, Šekspyriškas sonetas
- angliškas sonetastype of sonnet
- Šekspyriškas sonetastype of sonnet
Norwegian engelsk sonett
- engelsk sonetttype of sonnet
Polish sonet szekspirowski
- sonet szekspirowskitype of sonnet
Portuguese soneto inglês, soneto shakespeariano
- soneto inglêstype of sonnet
- soneto shakespearianotype of sonnet
Romanian sonet englezesc
- sonet englezesctype of sonnet
Russian англи́йский соне́т, шекспи́ровский соне́т
- англи́йский соне́т (anglíjskij sonét)type of sonnet
- шекспи́ровский соне́т (šekspírovskij sonét)type of sonnet
Spanish soneto inglés, soneto shakespeariano
- soneto ingléstype of sonnet
- soneto shakespearianotype of sonnet
- soneto isabelinotype of sonnet
Swedish engelsk sonett
- engelsk sonetttype of sonnet
Turkish İngiliz sone
- İngiliz sonetype of sonnet
Cite this entry
Shakespearean sonnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shakespearean%20sonnet
“Shakespearean sonnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shakespearean%20sonnet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shakespearean sonnet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shakespearean%20sonnet.
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