Synonyms for tercet

Most common

trio · trinity · leash · threesome

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   a three-line stanza in a poem

Forms

Plural

tercets → threes, trios, trinities, leashes…

Example sentences

• trio Why did Yuri decide to join this devilish trio?
• trinity The Trinity is a central dogma of Christianity.
• leash Lorenzo's German Shepherd was free from the leash.
• threesome Tom tried to convince Mary to have a threesome.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

trio², tray¹

5 letters

three¹, leash¹, triad², trine¹

6 letters

troika², tierce¹

7 letters

trinity³, triplet², ternary, ternion

8 letters

terzetto

9 letters

threesome²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trio² = 2 syllables).

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