Meanings
spinet1
plural spinets · alternative spinnet
- entertainmentA short, compact harpsichord or piano.
1 more example
He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
1956, Delano Ames, chapter 14, in Crime out of Mind
spinet2
Origin
spinet · noun
- Italianspinetta
- Italianspinetta
- Englishspinet
Borrowed from Italian spinetta.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →spinet · noun
- Latinspīnētum
- Englishspinet
From Latin spīnētum. Doublet of spinney
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian клавесин
- клавесин (klavesin)short, compact harpsichord
Catalan espineta
- espinetashort, compact harpsichord
Czech spinet
- spinetshort, compact harpsichord
Finnish spinetti
- spinettishort, compact harpsichord
French épinette
- épinetteshort, compact harpsichord
German Spinett
- Spinettshort, compact harpsichord
Hungarian spinét
- spinétshort, compact harpsichord
Italian spinetta
- spinettashort, compact harpsichord
Norwegian spinett
- spinettshort, compact harpsichord
Polish szpinet
- szpinetshort, compact harpsichord
Portuguese espineta
- espinetashort, compact harpsichord
Romanian spinetă
- spinetăshort, compact harpsichord
Russian спине́т
- спине́т (spinét)short, compact harpsichord
Spanish espineta
- espinetashort, compact harpsichord
Swedish spinett
- spinettshort, compact harpsichord
Tagalog espineta
- espinetashort, compact harpsichord
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with spinet
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Cite this entry
spinet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinet
“spinet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinet.
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