Meanings
plural Stradivariuses · plural Stradivarii
- entertainmentA stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.
- figurativelyA name invoked as a standard of excellence in unrelated fields.
A Bath boat is the Stradivarius of destroyers!
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA violin made by another manufacturer, named to capitalise on the fame of the instruments made by Antonio Stradivari.
Origin
- Lombardstradivare“toll-man”
- LatinStradivarius
- EnglishStradivarius
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.
More words from Latin, Lombard
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 斯特拉迪瓦里琴
- 斯特拉迪瓦里琴 (Sītèlādíwǎlǐ qín)stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Czech stradivárky
- stradivárkystringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Estonian stradivaarius
- stradivaariusstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Finnish stradivarius, stradivarius
- stradivariusstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- stradivariusstandard of excellence
French stradivarius, stradivarius
- stradivariusstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- stradivariusstandard of excellence
German Stradivari, Stradivarius
- Stradivaristringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- Stradivariusstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Greek Στραντιβάριους
- Στραντιβάριους (Strantivárious)stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Hebrew סטרדיוואריוס
- סטרדיוואריוס (stradvárius)stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Italian stradivario
- stradivariostringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Japanese ストラディバリウス, ストラディバリ
- ストラディバリウス (sutoradibariusu)stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- ストラディバリ (sutoradibari)stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- ストラド (sutorado)stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Korean 스트라디바리우스
- 스트라디바리우스 (seuteuradibariuseu)stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Norwegian Bokmål stradivarius
- stradivariusstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Portuguese estradivário
- estradiváriostringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Romanian stradivarius
- stradivariusstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Russian скри́пка Страдива́ри
- скри́пка Страдива́ри (skrípka Stradivári)stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Spanish stradivarius
- stradivariusstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Swedish stradivarius
- stradivariusstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Vietnamese đàn xtrađivariut, đàn viôlông xtrat
- đàn xtrađivariutstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- đàn viôlông xtratstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- xtrađivariutstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
- viôlông xtratstringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Stradivarius
Cite this entry
Stradivarius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stradivarius
“Stradivarius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stradivarius. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stradivarius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stradivarius.
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