timbre

Noun

Meaning

The crest on a coat of arms.

See 1st Timber.

The quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the timbre of the voice; the timbre of a violin. See Tone, and Partial tones, under Partial.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cadence clang character sound color frequency quality modulation overtone voice tone feel spirit pitch colour
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Antonyms

still silence volume slackness corpulence flaccidity
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Hypernyms

sound property

Hyponyms

color colour register harmonic resonance ringing

Phrases with the word

timbre accent

Anagrams

betrim timber biterm

Examples

All three curriculums identify pitch, dynamics, timbre and texture as elements, but the other identified elements of music are far from universally agreed. Source: Internet

A heartier timbre gives us Scrooge’s nephew, Fred, in a flash; a flinging of hands makes an excitable child. Source: Internet

And they really do sound amazing: you won't get shovel loads of bass, but the low-end is tight and neutral, while the high-end has a sharpness and timbre above any beyond anything else we've ever heard. Source: Internet

Bridge pickups produce a bright or trebly timbre, and neck pickups are warmer or more bassy. Source: Internet

Alan’s voice has a bright timbre to it; it really cuts. Source: Internet

Any one of these actions results in a change in pitch, volume, timbre, or tone of the sound produced. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Timbos timbral timbrally timbre accent timbred timbrel