Viola

//vaɪˈoʊlə// intj, name, noun

intj, name, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
  2. 2
    A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.

    "But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune?"

  3. 3
    a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower wordnet
  4. 4
    A person who plays the viola.
  5. 5
    any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola wordnet
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  1. 6
    An organ stop having a similar tone.
  2. 7
    A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
  3. 8
    A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
Intj
  1. 1
    Misconstruction of voila. alt-of, humorous, misconstruction, often

    "And viola, Eureka California! I have finished my greatest invention: the worst dog in the world!"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.

    "Were you a woman as the rest goes even, I should my tears let fall upon your cheek, And say, ‘Thrice welcome, drowned Viola!’"

  2. 2
    A comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont, Italy.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Fulton County, Arkansas.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Kent County, Delaware.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Linn County, Iowa.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city and township in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Barry County and Stone County, Missouri.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Warren County, Tennessee.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Richland County and Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; Other townships in Illinois and Iowa, listed under Viola Township.

Synonyms

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a stringamatibassbass violbassoonblock flute

Example

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"Tom knows how to play the viola."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin viola (“violet”).

Etymology 2

From Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”), possibly from Frankish *fiþulā (“violin, fiddle”). Doublet of viol. Also possibly a doublet of fiddle.

Related phrases

viola clefviola paradonviola zitheracoustic guitarfolk musicnew yorkorgan stop

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