Hamlet Definition

hămlĭt
hamlets
noun
hamlets
A very small village.
Webster's New World
In New York state, an unincorporated community that is within a town and is not a part of a village.
American Heritage
A tragedy by Shakespeare (c. 1602)
Webster's New World
The hero of this play, a Danish prince who avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius, the murderer.
Webster's New World

Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.

Wiktionary
pronoun

The eponymous main character of Shakespeare's play.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Hamlet

Noun

Singular:
hamlet
Plural:
hamlets

Origin of Hamlet

  • From Middle French hamelet, diminutive of Old French hamel (Modern French hameau), in turn diminutive of Old French ham, of Germanic origin. Cognates of the (probably Frankish or Old English) source include home, Dutch heem, German Heim, Old English hām. (English usage before the 12th century)

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English hamelet from Old French diminutive of hamel diminutive of ham village of Germanic origin tkei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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