Word Type

Noun

The word "harpsichord" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

band classical music orchestra concert hall museum music shop

Defined As

musical predecessor to piano

Derived Terms

harpsichordist harpsichordlike lute harpsichord lyrichord pedal harpsichord

Context

musical instruments

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

Klavier clavier

Type Of (IsA)

acoustic instrument clavier keyboard instrument music keyboard musical instrument string instrument stringed instrument

Related Terms

cembalo clavichord spinet

Related Terms

baroque cembalo chamber chamber music era instrument keyboard keys like long long version mechanical medieval mozart mozart era music music keyboard musical musical instrument old old piano organ organ like piano plectrum spinet version

Used For

make music make noise making music music play classical original music playing like piano playing music

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.