VIOLA
What does "VIOLA" mean?
A stringed instrument like a violin but larger and deeper in tone.
Meanings
- A bowed string instrument of the violin family, slightly larger and lower-pitched than the violin. The viola carries the inner harmony that the violins float above.
- A plant of the genus Viola, including violets and pansies. She planted a row of violas along the path. technical
Did you know?
- The viola is the orchestra's resident reader of the alto clef - a notation almost no other instrument uses, which is part of why violists are a famously small and self-deprecating tribe.
Word origin
From Italian 'viola' (a viol or fiddle), of uncertain earlier origin, possibly from Provençal 'viula'; the flower sense comes separately from Latin 'viola' (violet).
Remember it
VIOLA = VIOLin grown larger; swap the final 'in' for an 'a' and the pitch drops a fifth.
A little poem
Between two soprano
violins, the viola
holds the middle warm.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why does the orchestra keep the viola in the middle? Because it is too modest to lead and too necessary to lose.
What it teaches
The inner voice is rarely applauded and never optional; harmony lives where no one is looking.
Quick facts
What does VIOLA mean?
A stringed instrument like a violin but larger and deeper in tone.
Is VIOLA a valid word?
Yes — VIOLA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VIOLA?
VIOLA has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does VIOLA come from?
From Italian 'viola' (a viol or fiddle), of uncertain earlier origin, possibly from Provençal 'viula'; the flower sense comes separately from Latin 'viola' (violet).
What can VIOLA teach us?
The inner voice is rarely applauded and never optional; harmony lives where no one is looking.
How players do
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