viola

IPA: vaɪˈoʊɫʌ

(botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
A person who plays the viola.
(music) An organ stop having a similar tone.
(music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
(music) A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
A female given name from Latin
A town in Arkansas
A town in Delaware
A village in Illinois
A city in Kansas
A hamlet in New York
A town in Tennessee
A village in Wisconsin

Examples of "viola" in Sentences

But, truthfully, I don’t think the viola is a bluegrass instrument.
We agreed that the viola is the more full-bodied of the two instruments.
When I woke up, I called the viola player/composer Max Savikangas and said these words to him.
Victor Borge said that the only difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
Where it says author=*firstname*+*lastname* put your name viola! all your books listed for you to someone looking to buy.
Yesterday, the viola was the instrument I heard more than usual, and it was lovely, full, warm, and balanced with the others.
Well, that's how I feel about Jordi Savall, who - he's a guy, actually, who's best known for playing this antiquated, old instrument called the viola da gamba, the precursor to our modern-day cello.