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stringed

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S T R IH1 NG D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having strings

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • The violin is a stringed instrument but without frets.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of string

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, informal, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English strynged, y-strenged, equivalent to string + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: струнен (strunen) — having strings
  • Czech: strunný — having strings
  • Czech: strunový — having strings
  • Irish: sreangach — having strings