Phrase guide

stringed instrument

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any musical instrument in which taut strings are plucked, bowed or struck in order to produce a sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: string instrument, string, chordophone

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musical instrument, instrument

Narrower terms: banjo, bowed stringed instrument, string, chordophone, clavichord, clavier, Klavier, dulcimer, guitar, koto, piano, pianoforte, forte-piano, psaltery, samisen, shamisen, sitar, zither, cither, zithern

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: snaarinstrument — Translations
  • Arabic: آلة وترية — Translations
  • Armenian: լարային գործիք (larayin gorcikʻ) — Translations
  • Asturian: instrumentu de cuerda — Translations
  • Bulgarian: струнен инструмент — Translations
  • Catalan: instrument cordòfon — Translations
  • Catalan: instrument de corda — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 弦樂器 /弦乐器 (xiányuèqì) — Translations
  • Choctaw: ahlepushi — Translations
  • Czech: strunný nástroj — Translations
  • Danish: strengeinstrument — Translations
  • Dutch: snaarinstrument — Translations
  • Esperanto: kordinstrumento — Translations
  • Estonian: keelpill — Translations
  • Finnish: kielisoitin — Translations
  • French: instrument à cordes — Translations
  • Galician: instrumento de corda — Translations
  • Georgian: სიმებიანი საკრავი (simebiani saḳravi) — Translations
  • Georgian: სიმებიანი ინსტრუმენტი (simebiani insṭrumenṭi) — Translations
  • Georgian: ქორდოფონი (kordoponi) — Translations
  • German: Saiteninstrument — Translations
  • Hebrew: כלי מיתר — Translations
  • Hindi: तंतुवाद्य (tantuvādya) — Translations
  • Hungarian: húros hangszer — Translations
  • Hungarian: vonós — Translations
  • Icelandic: strengjahljóðfæri — Translations
  • Indonesian: alat musik dawai — Translations
  • Italian: strumento a corde — Translations
  • Japanese: 弦楽器 (gengakki) — Translations
  • Kannada: ತಂತಿವಾದ್ಯ (tantivādya) — Translations
  • Khmer: តន្ត្រី (dɑntrəy) — Translations
  • Korean: 현악기 (hyeonakgi) — Translations
  • Latvian: stīgu instruments — Translations
  • Macedonian: жичен инструме́нт (žičen instrumént) — Translations
  • Malay: alat muzik bertali — Translations
  • Māori: autangi — Translations
  • Marathi: तंतुवाद्य (tantuvādya) — Translations
  • Norwegian: strengeinstrument — Translations
  • Occitan: instrument de còrdas — Translations
  • Persian: ساز زهی (sâz-e zehi) — Translations
  • Polish: instrument strunowy — Translations
  • Portuguese: instrumento de corda — Translations
  • Portuguese: instrumento de cordas — Translations
  • Russian: стру́нный инструме́нт (strúnnyj instrumént) — Translations
  • Slovak: strunový nástroj — Translations
  • Slovene: strunska glasbila — Translations
  • Spanish: instrumento de cuerda — Translations
  • Swedish: stränginstrument — Translations
  • Tagalog: bagtingang panugtog — Translations
  • Turkish: telli çalgı — Translations