stringed

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adjective

Having strings

“The violin is a stringed instrument but without frets.”

OriginMiddle English strynged →
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Meanings

stringed1

adjectivestringed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentHaving strings

    The violin is a stringed instrument but without frets.

stringed2

verb
  1. informalparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of string

Origin

  1. Middle Englishstrynged
  2. Englishstringed

From Middle English strynged, y-strenged, equivalent to string + -ed.

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Translations

Bulgarian струнен
  • струнен (strunen)having strings
Czech strunný, strunový
  • strunnýhaving strings
  • strunovýhaving strings
Irish sreangach
  • sreangachhaving strings

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ringstedgrindsetdestring
Cite this entry
APA

stringed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringed

MLA

“stringed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stringed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringed.

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