Definition of "canzonet" [can•zo•net]

• A short lighthearted air or song. (noun)

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• "Longavile, the "canzonet" of Biron, and the far lovelier love-song of"
• "I sometimes saw her, the adorable girl who sat quietly sewing at my table, wrapped in her meditations; the faint light from my window fell upon her and was reflected back in silvery rays from her thick black hair; sometimes I heard her young laughter, or the rich tones of her voice singing some canzonet that she composed without effort."
• "Percy sings a Spanish seguidilla, or a German lied, or a French romance, or a Neapolitan canzonet, which, I am bound to say, excites very little attention."