fingerstyle

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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.

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fingerpicking
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Meanings

nounfingerstyle (plural fingerstyles)

plural fingerstyles

  1. entertainmentA 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 & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
fingerpicking

Origin

From finger + style.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

freestylingfesteringly
Cite this entry
APA

fingerstyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerstyle

MLA

“fingerstyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerstyle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fingerstyle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerstyle.

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