Definition of VIOLA

viola

Meanings

Plural: violas, viole

Noun

  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin viola (“violet”).

Synonyms

genus Viola

Scrabble Score: 8

viola is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
viola is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
viola is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

viola is a valid Words With Friends word