/ Dictionary / Index S sixteenth rest: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: six'teenth' rest" Pronunciation: [key] — Music. Music. a rest equal in time value to a sixteenth note. See illus. under Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. sixteenth note sixth Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language