The difference between Fiddle and Violin

When used as nouns, fiddle means any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin, whereas violin means a musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers.

When used as verbs, fiddle means to play aimlessly, whereas violin means to play on, or as if on, a violin.


check bellow for the other definitions of Fiddle and Violin

  1. Fiddle as a noun (music):

    Any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.

    Examples:

    "When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin."

  2. Fiddle as a noun:

    A kind of dock () with leaves shaped like the musical instrument.

  3. Fiddle as a noun:

    An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.

    Examples:

    "That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right."

  4. Fiddle as a noun:

    A fraud; a scam.

  5. Fiddle as a noun (nautical):

    On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail)

  1. Fiddle as a verb:

    To play aimlessly.

    Examples:

    "You're fiddling your life away."

  2. Fiddle as a verb:

    To adjust in order to cover a basic flaw or fraud etc.

    Examples:

    "I needed to fiddle the lighting parameters to get the image to look right."

    "Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books."

  3. Fiddle as a verb (music):

    To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style.

  4. Fiddle as a verb:

    To touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way, or tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements.

  1. Violin as a noun (musical instrument):

    A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_family violin family].

  2. Violin as a noun (music):

    A violinist.

    Examples:

    "The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet."

  1. Violin as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To play on, or as if on, a violin.