Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 18 compound words that contain viola. The most common are listed below. Open viola in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- viola d'amoreA 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument similar to the treble viol, used chiefly in the Baroque period.
- viola bastardaAn altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance.
- viola clefA musical symbol of the Western classical tradition, indicating the pitch of written notes.
- viola da gambaSynonym of viol: A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold.
- viola di bordoneSynonym of baryton: A viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s.
- viola paradonSynonym of baryton: A viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s.
- viola pomposaAn 18th-century five-stringed form of viola
- viola clefsplural of viola clef: A musical symbol of the Western classical tradition, indicating the pitch of written notes.
- viola da gambasplural of viola da gamba: A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold.
- viola bastardasplural of viola bastarda: An altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance.
- viola pomposasplural of viola pomposa: An 18th-century five-stringed form of viola
- viola da braccioAny of various instruments of the violin family, in distinction to the viola da gamba and the viol family to which the latter belongs.
Compound words 18
- whamolaA bass musical instrument played in the United States; a descendant of the washtub bass.
- violaistSomeone who plays the viola.
- violaquercitrinrutin
- violatedHaving been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner.
- violationsplural of violation: The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
- violatesthird-person singular simple present indicative of violate: To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
- violatingpresent participle and gerund of violate
- violatorsplural of violator: One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
- violatorOne who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
- graviolaSynonym of soursop: A small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata.