/ Dictionary / Index V villanelle: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: vil•la•nelle Pronunciation: (vil"u-nel'), [key] — n. Pros. a short poem of fixed form, written in tercets, usually five in number, followed by a final quatrain, all being based on two rhymes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. villanella Villanovan Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language