Timbre — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæmbɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈambə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈambə/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈæmbɚ/.

Examples

the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quality timber tone

Parts of Speech

noun	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) “the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely”

Word Forms

tonal	adjective	having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
tone	verb	vary the pitch of one's speech

Around the World

Europe

🇮🇹Italian

timbro

(musica) proprietà distintiva di un suono complesso (una voce o un rumore o un suono musicale)

🇷🇺Russian

тембр

(музыка) отличительное свойство сложного звука (голоса, шума или музыкального звука)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लय

(संगीत) एक जटिल ध्वनि की विशिष्ट संपत्ति (एक आवाज या शोर या संगीतमय ध्वनि)

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঠ

(সঙ্গীত) একটি জটিল শব্দের স্বতন্ত্র বৈশিষ্ট্য (একটি ভয়েস বা শব্দ বা বাদ্যযন্ত্র শব্দ)

🇮🇳Tamil

டிம்பர்

(இசை) ஒரு சிக்கலான ஒலியின் தனித்துவமான சொத்து (ஒரு குரல் அல்லது சத்தம் அல்லது இசை ஒலி)

🇮🇳Telugu

టింబ్రే

(సంగీతం) సంక్లిష్ట ధ్వని యొక్క విలక్షణమైన లక్షణం (ఒక వాయిస్ లేదా శబ్దం లేదా సంగీత ధ్వని)

🇮🇳Marathi

लाकूड

(संगीत) जटिल आवाजाची विशिष्ट मालमत्ता (आवाज किंवा आवाज किंवा संगीताचा आवाज)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાકડા

(સંગીત) જટિલ અવાજની વિશિષ્ટ મિલકત (અવાજ અથવા અવાજ અથવા સંગીતનો અવાજ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಂಬ್ರೆ

(ಸಂಗೀತ) ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣ ಧ್ವನಿಯ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಆಸ್ತಿ (ಧ್ವನಿ ಅಥವಾ ಶಬ್ದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಗೀತದ ಧ್ವನಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടി

(സംഗീതം) സങ്കീർണ്ണമായ ഒരു ശബ്ദത്തിൻ്റെ (ഒരു ശബ്ദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശബ്ദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംഗീത ശബ്ദം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੱਕੜ

(ਸੰਗੀਤ) ਇੱਕ ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਦੀ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ (ਇੱਕ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਰੌਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਆਵਾਜ਼)

🇵🇰Urdu

لکڑی

(موسیقی) ایک پیچیدہ آواز کی مخصوص خاصیت (ایک آواز یا شور یا میوزیکل آواز)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

音色

（音乐）复杂声音（声音或噪音或音乐声音）的独特属性

🇯🇵Japanese

音色

(音楽) 複雑な音(声、騒音、楽音)の特有の性質

🇰🇷Korean

음색

(음악) 복잡한 소리(목소리, 소음, 음악 소리)의 독특한 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm sắc

(âm nhạc) đặc tính riêng biệt của một âm thanh phức tạp (giọng nói, tiếng ồn hoặc âm thanh âm nhạc)

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงต่ำ

(ดนตรี) คุณสมบัติเฉพาะของเสียงที่ซับซ้อน (เสียงหรือเสียงรบกวนหรือเสียงดนตรี)

🇮🇩Indonesian

warnanada

(Musik) sifat khas dari suara yang kompleks (suara atau kebisingan atau suara musik)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جرس

(الموسيقى) الخاصية المميزة للصوت المعقد (صوت أو ضوضاء أو صوت موسيقي)

🇮🇷Persian

تن صدا

(موسیقی) خاصیت متمایز صدای پیچیده (صدا یا نویز یا صدای موسیقی)

🇹🇷Turkish

tını

(müzik) karmaşık bir sesin ayırt edici özelliği (bir ses veya gürültü veya müzikal ses)

🇮🇱Hebrew

גָוֶן

(מוזיקה) המאפיין הייחודי של צליל מורכב (קול או רעש או צליל מוזיקלי)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'timbre'?

The primary meaning of 'timbre' is '(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)'.

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Using 'timbre' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'timbre' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'timbre' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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