son·netˈsänət/nounnoun: sonnet; plural noun: sonnets1.a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.verbarchaicverb: sonnet; 3rd person present: sonnets; past tense: sonneted; past participle: sonneted; gerund or present participle: sonneting1.compose sonnets.celebrate in a sonnet.Originmid 16th century: from French, or from Italian sonetto, diminutive of suono ‘a sound.’
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