Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sextette
4 senses of sextette
Sense 1
sextet, sextette, sestet -- (six performers or singers who perform together)
=> musical organization, musical organisation, musical group -- (an organization of musicians who perform together)
Sense 2
sextet, sextette, sestet -- (a set of six 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
sextet, sextette, sixsome -- (six people considered as a unit)
=> gathering, assemblage -- (a group of persons together in one place)
Sense 4
sextet, sextette, sestet -- (a musical composition written for six performers)
=> musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music -- (a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements")