Meanings
aeolian harp1
plural aeolian harps
- Alternative letter-case form of Aeolian harp.
Aeolian harp2
plural Aeolian harps · alternative archaic æolian harp · alternative aeolian harp
- entertainmentAn open box over which strings are stretched that sound when the wind passes over them.
1 more example
1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter III, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt […] the noise made by the beating of the waves on the land and the sighing of the wind amongst the pendulous leaves—or rather pendant fringe of the casuarina or she-oak, those aeolian harps of the Australian bush, almost drowned their voices.
Synonyms: wind harp
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn open box over which strings are stretched that sound when the wind passes over them.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Refers to Aeolus, who in Greek mythology was said to control the winds.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian еолова арфа
- еолова арфа (eolova arfa)type of harp
Chinese 风弦琴
- 风弦琴type of harp
Dutch aeolusharp, eolusharp
- aeolusharptype of harp
- eolusharptype of harp
- windharptype of harp
Esperanto eolharpo
- eolharpotype of harp
Finnish tuulikannel, aioloksenharppu
- tuulikanneltype of harp
- aioloksenharpputype of harp
French harpe éolienne, harpe à vent
- harpe éoliennetype of harp
- harpe à venttype of harp
- harpe d'Éoletype of harp
- éoli-harpetype of harp
- éole-harpetype of harp
- harpe éoliquetype of harp
German Äolsharfe
- Äolsharfetype of harp
Hungarian aeolhárfa
- aeolhárfatype of harp
Icelandic vindharpa
- vindharpatype of harp
Irish cláirseach Aeólach
- cláirseach Aeólachtype of harp
Italian arpa eolia
- arpa eoliatype of harp
Japanese エオリアン・ハープ
- エオリアン・ハープtype of harp
Polish harfa eolska
- harfa eolskatype of harp
Portuguese harpa eólica
- harpa eólicatype of harp
Russian эо́лова а́рфа
- эо́лова а́рфа (eólova árfa)type of harp
Spanish arpa eólica
- arpa eólicatype of harp
Ukrainian еолова арфа
- еолова арфа (eolova arfa)type of harp
Cite this entry
aeolian harp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeolian%20harp
“aeolian harp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeolian%20harp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeolian harp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeolian%20harp.
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