linnet
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linnet¹
- /ˈlɪnɪt/
Rhymes with -ɪnɪt
Where it comes from
From Old French linette, from lin (“flax”), from the bird's fondness for the seeds of flax, the source of linen and Old English līnete, līnetwige (“linnet”) (> dialectal English lintwhite).
noun linnets
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A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
I do but sing because I must,
And pipe but as the linnets sing:
And unto one her note is gay,
For now her little ones have ranged;
And unto one her note is changed,
Because her brood is stol’n away.
Similar: lintwhite
- A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), of North America.
Linnet²
Where it comes from
From linnet (“a type of bird”).
proper noun
- A female given name from English, occasionally recorded since the 19th century. Lindy herself hated the name Lindy. She said it sounded like a girl in pink gingham. At the beginning of this school year she'd started making all the teachers address her by her full name, Linnet. (She'd been named for an English bird that a soldier had mentioned to their mother during the war.) At
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noun Carduelis cannabina, a finch of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa
| Español | pardillo |
|---|---|
| Português | pintarroxo |
| Français | linotte |
| Deutsch | Hänfling |
| Italiano | fanello |
| Română | cânepar |
| Русский | конопля́нка konopljánka |
Talk about this word "linnet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/linnet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. linnet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/linnet "linnet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/linnet.Cite this
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title = {linnet},
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