Meanings
violist1
violist2
plural violists
- A person who plays the viola.
But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune?
1997 August 9, Edward Rothstein, “A Comeback for the Viola. No Joking.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Feb 20211 more example
And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.
2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans altvioolspeler, altviolis
- altvioolspelerperson who plays the viola
- altviolisperson who plays the viola
Catalan violista, viola
- violistaperson who plays the viola
- violaperson who plays the viola
Dutch altviolist, altvioliste
- altviolistperson who plays the viola
- altviolisteperson who plays the viola
French altiste
- altisteperson who plays the viola
German Bratscher, Bratscherin
- Bratscherperson who plays the viola
- Bratscherinperson who plays the viola
- Bratschistperson who plays the viola
- Bratschistinperson who plays the viola
- Violaspielerperson who plays the viola
- Viola-Spielerperson who plays the viola
- Violaspielerinperson who plays the viola
- Viola-Spielerinperson who plays the viola
Irish vióladóir
- vióladóirperson who plays the viola
Italian violista
- violistaperson who plays the viola
Japanese バイオリスト
- バイオリスト (baiorisuto)person who plays the viola
Korean 비올리스트
- 비올리스트 (biolliseuteu)person who plays the viola
Polish altowiolista, altowiolistka
- altowiolistaperson who plays the viola
- altowiolistkaperson who plays the viola
- alcistaperson who plays the viola
- alcistkaperson who plays the viola
- altystaperson who plays the viola
- altystkaperson who plays the viola
- altowiolinistaperson who plays the viola
- altowiolinistkaperson who plays the viola
Portuguese violista
- violistaperson who plays the viola
Swedish violast, altviolinist
- violastperson who plays the viola
- altviolinistperson who plays the viola
Cite this entry
violist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violist
“violist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violist.
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