clarinet

CEFRB1

/ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A woodwind instrument with a long tube and keys.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

Examples

  • Her clarinet squeaked, and the entire audience laughed.

  • He had his clarinet tuned.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She practiced the difficult solo on her blank for hours each evening.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

Borrowed from Italian clarinetto, diminutive of clarino (“trumpet”) (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet), from Latin clarus. Alternatively, the word may come from French clarinette, diminutive form of clarine (“bell”), from clarin, from clair (“clear”), from Latin clarus.