Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quintette
4 senses of quintette
Sense 1
quintet, quintette -- (five performers or singers who perform together)
=> musical organization, musical organisation, musical group -- (an organization of musicians who perform together)
Sense 2
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 3
quintet, quintette, fivesome -- (five people considered as a unit)
=> gathering, assemblage -- (a group of persons together in one place)
Sense 4
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")