viola

Plural: violas, viole

Noun

• A stringed musical instrument, slightly larger and lower-pitched than a violin.
• any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
• large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions
• a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
• Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
• A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
• A person who plays the viola.
• An organ stop having a similar tone.
• A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
• A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.

Intj

• Misconstruction of voila.

Examples

• The player stretched a tricky VIOLA across the board, proving that even common instruments can yield high scores.

Synonyms

genus Viola

Related Words

viola d'amore, viola da braccio, viola da gamba, viola di bordone, viola pomposa