falsetto

Speech parts

1. falsetto - Noun

2. falsetto - Verb

3. falsetto - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alto basso high bass singer lisp assumed sharp acute tenor penetrating soprano dummy treble piercing
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Antonyms

alto basso bass croaker boom soprano
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Hypernyms

head voice head register head tone

Phrases with the word

falsetto accent

Derivatives

Falsettos

Examples

I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this big heavy metal thing and I started as a joke to scream in a heavy metal falsetto. I found myself saying things like: Feel my pain, I am white, feel my pain. Ben Folds

The only thing I miss on stage is the falsetto. Barry Gibb

a falsetto voice Source: Internet

Although there are few people who can sing as fluently as he does in falsetto, Sushant says acceptance has been slow. Source: Internet

A large part of Mickey's screen persona is his famously shy, falsetto voice. Source: Internet

Bono has nurtured his falsetto operatic voice citation and has exhibited a notable lyrical bent towards social, political, and personal subject matter while maintaining a grandiose scale in his songwriting. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

falsening falser falsettist falsetto accent falsettoed falsework