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Synonyms for bass viol

  • noun

Most common

double-bass string bass bull fiddle bass fiddle gamba viola da gamba stand-up bass upright bass

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. String bass

double-bass, string bass, bull fiddle, bass fiddle, contrabass

2. Gamba

gamba, viola da gamba

Other

stand-up bass, upright bass, bass violin, doghouse bass

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.

    My piano teacher also plays the bass viol.

By length

5 letters
gamba2
10 letters
contrabass

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gamba2 = 2 syllables).