timbre
nounHow many syllables in timbre?
There are 2 syllables in the word timbre.How to pronounce timbre:
Definition of timbre:
- timbre (noun):
- the quality given to a sound by its overtones such as
- the distinctive quality of sound produced by a particular voice or musical instrument
- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound).
Synonyms for timbre:
color
coloration
colour
colouration
harmonic
nasality
quality
quality of sound
register
resonance
reverberance
ring
ringing
shrillness
sonority
sonorousness
sound
sound property
stridence
stridency
timber
tonality
tone
tone colour
vibrancy
Antonyms for timbre:
pitch
volume
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- menace
- abyss
- bang-bang
- thirteen
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- desert
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- annoyed
- giggle
- marry
- curry
- victim
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- nightmare
- lying
- jealous
- handle
- booty
- sweater
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- castle
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- Spanish
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