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fingerstyle

fingerstyle noun: a style of playing a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, which includes the use of the fingers to pluck the strings instead of a pick, or plectrum.

Noun

fingerstyle (plural fingerstyles)

  1. A style of playing a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, which includes the use of the fingers to pluck the strings instead of a pick, or plectrum.
    Synonyms:
    fingerpicking

Synonyms of fingerstyle

Forms of fingerstyle

pluralfingerstyles

Origin of fingerstyle

From finger + style.

Questions about fingerstyle

What does fingerstyle mean?
Fingerstyle means a style of playing a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, which includes the use of the fingers to pluck the strings instead of a pick, or plectrum.
What part of speech is fingerstyle?
Fingerstyle is a noun.
What is the plural of fingerstyle?
The plural of fingerstyle is fingerstyles.

Words near fingerstyle in the dictionary

  1. fingersticks
  2. fingerstone
  3. fingerstones
  4. fingerstool
  5. fingerstools
  6. fingerstyle
  7. fingerstyles
  8. fingersucking
  9. fingertapping
  10. fingertappings
  11. fingertight

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