Antonyms for timbre
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tam-ber, tim-; French tan-bruh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæm bər, ˈtɪm-; French ˈtɛ̃ brə |
Definition of timbre
Origin :- "characteristic quality of a musical sound," 1849, from French timbre "quality of a sound," earlier "sound of a bell," from Old French, "bell without a clapper," originally "drum," probably via Medieval Greek *timbanon, from Greek tympanon "kettledrum" (see tympanum). Timbre was used in Old French (13c.) and Middle English (14c.) to render Latin tympanum in Ps. 150.
- noun tone
- noun sound
- She thought, she began to think, that even the timbre of his voice was Sicilian.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens
- Her voice was deep and had the timbre of some old bronze bell.
- Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
- The timbre of her voice—the deadly coldness of it—made him start.
- Extract from : « The Fighting Shepherdess » by Caroline Lockhart
- Even Tim blanched; for in the voice he recognized the timbre of insanity.
- Extract from : « Where the Souls of Men are Calling » by Credo Harris
- From the timbre of that cry he knew it never came from a human throat.
- Extract from : « Beyond the Black River » by Robert E. Howard
- They vibrated with a timbre that held assurance of ultimate victory.
- Extract from : « Beyond the Black River » by Robert E. Howard
- The quality of light may be compared to the timbre of sound.
- Extract from : « In the Open » by Stanton Davis Kirkham
- It was not so loud as it might have been, but in pitch and timbre it was perfect.
- Extract from : « Bird Lore, Volume I--1899 » by Various
- Judith's answer is lost, rather to his relief, all but the timbre of its resentment.
- Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan
- All it proves is, that timbre was, by some, supposed to mean a basin!
- Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems » by Geoffrey Chaucer
Synonyms for timbre
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