chant.
To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
Meaning & usage
To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
To sing or intone sacred text.
To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
The football fans chanted insults at the referee.
To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English chaunten, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre (“sing”). Doublet of cant.
Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.
A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.
A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. A harmonized melody used in Anglican chant, usually split into two two-bar phrases, to which the words of a psalm are sung by a choir; typically, each musical phrase corresponds to the text of half of a verse.
Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English chaunten, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre (“sing”). Doublet of cant.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.