acoustic guitar

American  

noun

acoustic guitars plural

1. a traditional, unamplified guitar.

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acoustic guitar British  

noun

1. an ordinary guitar, which produces its normal sound through the sounding board and is not amplified in any way Compare electric guitar

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• acoustic guitars
  plural

Example Sentences

Over a lightly strummed acoustic guitar, she describes a desire to get off the grid and return to wide-open spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Most of the songs from “Born to Run” were composed on that spinet piano, but the title track found its origins on that acoustic guitar in his bedroom.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

Backed by a finger-picked acoustic guitar melody, it weaves a tale of late-night heartbreak, broken promises and shattered hopes.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

After his commutation, Forté went back to New York and resumed his musical career, often playing acoustic guitar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

All these acoustic guitar songs with the word “freedom” in them.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt