noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ɛəɹi.əs
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A violin made by another manufacturer, named to capitalise on the fame of the instruments made by Antonio Stradivari.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Strad
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A name invoked as a standard of excellence in unrelated fields.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
A Bath boat is the Stradivarius of destroyers!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Stradivari, Antonio Stradivari, Antonius Stradivarius
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: violin maker
History
Etymology
Named after the Stradivari family (Latin Stradivarius), an Italian surname either from the plural of Lombard stradivare (“toll-man”), or from strada averta (“open road”) in the Cremonese dialect.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
斯特拉迪瓦里琴
(Sītèlādíwǎlǐ qín)
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Czech:
stradivárky
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Estonian:
stradivaarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Finnish:
stradivarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
French:
stradivarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Galician:
stradivarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
German:
Stradivari
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
German:
Stradivarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Greek:
Στραντιβάριους
(Strantivárious)
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Hebrew:
סטרדיוואריוס
(stradvárius)
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Italian:
stradivario
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Japanese:
ストラディバリウス
(sutoradibariusu)
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Japanese:
ストラディバリ
(sutoradibari)
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Japanese:
ストラド
(sutorado)
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Korean:
스트라디바리우스
(seuteuradibariuseu)
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Malayalam:
സ്ട്രാഡിവാരിയസ്
(sṭrāḍivāriyasŭ)
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Norwegian Bokmål:
stradivarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stradivarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Portuguese:
estradivário
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Romanian:
stradivarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Russian:
скри́пка Страдива́ри
(skrípka Stradivári)
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Spanish:
stradivarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Swedish:
stradivarius
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Vietnamese:
đàn xtrađivariut
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Vietnamese:
đàn viôlông xtrat
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Vietnamese:
xtrađivariut
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Vietnamese:
viôlông xtrat
— stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
