Stradivarius
Syllables: Strad·i·var·i·us/ˌstɹædɪˈvɛəɹi.əs/
Stradivarius noun: a stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.
Noun
Stradivarius (plural Stradivariuses or Stradivarii)
- A stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.
- A violin made by another manufacturer, named to capitalise on the fame of the instruments made by Antonio Stradivari.
- Synonyms:
- Strad
- A name invoked as a standard of excellence in unrelated fields.
- A Bath boat is the Stradivarius of destroyers!
Stradivarius meaning in Malayalam and Vietnamese
Stradivarius in Malayalam
- stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- സ്ട്രാഡിവാരിയസ് sṭrāḍivāriyasŭ
Stradivarius in Vietnamese
- stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- đàn xtrađivariut, đàn viôlông xtrat, xtrađivariut, viôlông xtrat
Synonyms of Stradivarius
Forms of Stradivarius
| plural | Stradivariuses |
|---|---|
| plural | Stradivarii |
Origin of Stradivarius
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.
Words formed from Stradivarius
Words that rhyme with Stradivarius
- cibarious
- scarious
- tartareous
- vagarious
- vicarious
- Aquarius
- atrabilarious
- calcareous
- contrarious
- hilarious
- lampadarius
- librarius
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- malarious
- multifarious
- omnifarious
- precarious
- riparious
- testudinarious
- various
- acinarious
- adversarious
- anticarious
- apocrisarius
- apocrisiarius
- arbitrarious
- arenarious
- argillocalcareous
- armarius
- assarius
- atramentarious
- Belisarius
- bordarius
- burglarious
- caeremoniarius
- calcarious
- carious
- confessarius
- corneo-calcareous
- cotarius
- duplicarius
- filarious
- fimetarious
- frumentarious
- glareous
- howlarious
- lapidarious
- librarious
- multivarious
- nectareous
- nectarious
- nefarious
- nightmarious
- noncalcareous
- noncarious
- nongregarious
- nonmalarious
- nonvicarious
- octarius
- octofarious
- octonarius
Questions about Stradivarius
- What does Stradivarius mean?
- Stradivarius means a stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.
- What is Stradivarius in Malayalam?
- Stradivarius in Malayalam is സ്ട്രാഡിവാരിയസ് (sṭrāḍivāriyasŭ). See Stradivarius meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is Stradivarius?
- Stradivarius is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Stradivarius?
- Stradivarius is pronounced /ˌstɹædɪˈvɛəɹi.əs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Stradivarius?
- The plural of Stradivarius is Stradivariuses.
Words near Stradivarius in the dictionary
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