Associations to the word «Strauss»

Wiktionary

STRAUSS, proper noun. A German surname​.

Dictionary definition

STRAUSS, noun. German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949).
STRAUSS, noun. Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899).
STRAUSS, noun. Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley