Meanings
nounstringed instrument (plural stringed instruments)
plural stringed instruments
- entertainmentAny musical instrument in which taut strings are plucked, bowed or struck in order to produce a sound.
Synonyms: string instrument, string, chordophone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny musical instrument in which taut strings are plucked, bowed or struck in order to produce a sound.
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Translations
Afrikaans snaarinstrument
- snaarinstrumentTranslations
Arabic آلة وترية
- آلة وتريةTranslations
Bulgarian струнен инструмент
- струнен инструментTranslations
Catalan instrument cordòfon, instrument de corda
- instrument cordòfonTranslations
- instrument de cordaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 弦樂器 /弦乐器
- 弦樂器 /弦乐器 (xiányuèqì)Translations
Czech strunný nástroj
- strunný nástrojTranslations
Danish strengeinstrument
- strengeinstrumentTranslations
Dutch snaarinstrument
- snaarinstrumentTranslations
Esperanto kordinstrumento
- kordinstrumentoTranslations
Estonian keelpill
- keelpillTranslations
Finnish kielisoitin
- kielisoitinTranslations
French instrument à cordes
- instrument à cordesTranslations
German Saiteninstrument
- SaiteninstrumentTranslations
Hebrew כלי מיתר
- כלי מיתרTranslations
Hindi तंतुवाद्य
- तंतुवाद्य (tantuvādya)Translations
Hungarian húros hangszer, vonós
- húros hangszerTranslations
- vonósTranslations
Icelandic strengjahljóðfæri
- strengjahljóðfæriTranslations
Indonesian alat musik dawai
- alat musik dawaiTranslations
Italian strumento a corde
- strumento a cordeTranslations
Japanese 弦楽器
- 弦楽器 (gengakki)Translations
Korean 현악기
- 현악기 (hyeonakgi)Translations
Latvian stīgu instruments
- stīgu instrumentsTranslations
Malay alat muzik bertali
- alat muzik bertaliTranslations
Māori autangi
- autangiTranslations
Norwegian strengeinstrument
- strengeinstrumentTranslations
Persian ساز زهی
- ساز زهی (sâz-e zehi)Translations
Polish instrument strunowy
- instrument strunowyTranslations
Portuguese instrumento de corda, instrumento de cordas
- instrumento de cordaTranslations
- instrumento de cordasTranslations
Russian стру́нный инструме́нт
- стру́нный инструме́нт (strúnnyj instrumént)Translations
Slovak strunový nástroj
- strunový nástrojTranslations
Spanish instrumento de cuerda
- instrumento de cuerdaTranslations
Swedish stränginstrument
- stränginstrumentTranslations
Tagalog bagtingang panugtog
- bagtingang panugtogTranslations
Turkish telli çalgı
- telli çalgıTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
stringed instrument. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringed%20instrument
MLA
“stringed instrument.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringed%20instrument. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stringed instrument,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringed%20instrument.
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