quintette

• Nom désignant un groupe de cinq interprètes ou chanteurs jouant ensemble; un ensemble de cinq objets similaires considérés comme un tout; cinq personnes considérées comme un tout; ou une œuvre musicale pour cinq interprètes.

A noun referring to a group of five performers or singers who perform together, a set of five similar things considered as a unit, five people considered as a unit, or a musical composition for five performers.

1. Group of five performersB2formalart

   A group of five musicians or singers who perform together.

   Quintette (groupe de cinq musiciens)

   • The jazz quintette played a lively set at the club.
   • She is the lead vocalist in a famous quintette.
   • The string quintette performed a beautiful piece by Mozart.

   Synonymesquintet

2. Musical compositionB2formalart

   A piece of music written for five performers.

   quintette (composition musicale)

   • The composer wrote a quintette for piano and strings.
   • They rehearsed the quintette for weeks before the concert.
   • This quintette is one of the most challenging pieces in the repertoire.

   Synonymesquintet

3. C1formal

   A group or set of five similar things or people considered as a unit.

   Quintette (ensemble de cinq)

   • The quintette of novels explores themes of love and loss.
   • A quintette of experts was assembled to review the case.
   • The painting depicts a quintette of figures in a garden.

   Synonymesfivesomepentadquintetquintuplequintuplet