Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quintet

5 senses of quintet

Sense 1
quintet, quintette -- (a musical composition for five performers)
       => musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music -- (a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements")

Sense 2
five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe -- (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
       => digit, figure -- (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits")

Sense 3
quintet, quintette -- (five performers or singers who perform together)
       => musical organization, musical organisation, musical group -- (an organization of musicians who perform together)

Sense 4
quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple -- (a set of five similar things considered as a unit)
       => set -- (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")

Sense 5
quintet, quintette, fivesome -- (five people considered as a unit)
       => gathering, assemblage -- (a group of persons together in one place)