- viola⇄viola (1), noun.
1. a musical instrument shaped like a violin, but slightly larger; tenor or alto violin. A viola has four strings tuned a fifth below a violin. It is held like a violin while being played.
2. a string-toned organ stop, usuall - viola⇄viola (2), noun.
1. any one of a group of low, herbaceous plants, including the violets and pansies, that bear single white, yellow, purple, or variegated flowers, especially any one of several hybrid garden plants distinguished from the pansy by a