Synonyms for choir
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kwahyuh r |
| Phonetic Transcription : kwaɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for choir Other synonyms for the word choir
- a cappella choir
- aggregate
- burst into song
- buzz
- canary
- cantillate
- carol
- carolers
- chirp
- choir
- chorale
- choristers
- chorus
- company
- composite
- descant
- duet
- entirety
- gathering
- glee club
- groan
- group
- harmonize
- hymn
- Liederkranz
- Liedertafel
- lift up a voice
- line out
- lullaby
- make melody
- mouth
- octet
- organization
- outfit
- pipe
- purr
- quartet
- quintet
- resound
- roar
- serenade
- set
- sextet
- shout
- singing group
- singing society
- singsong
- solo
- sum
- total
- totality
- trill
- trio
- troll
- troupe
- tune
- vocalists
- vocalize
- voices
- wait
- warble
- whine
- whistle
- whole
- yodel
Définition of choir
Origin :- c.1300, queor "part of the church where the choir sings," from Old French cuer, quer "choir of a church (architectural); chorus of singers" (13c., Modern French choeur), from Latin chorus "choir" (see chorus). Meaning "band of singers" is c.1400, quyre. Re-spelled mid-17c. on Latin model.
- As in glee club : noun singing club
- As in chorus : noun group of singers
- As in ensemble : noun collection
- As in sing : verb carry a tune with one's voice
- He could hear the music of the organ, and presently the choir began to sing an anthem.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Josie, of course, was prompt to oust Angie Tuthill from her place in the choir.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- I wish you'd commence to-night, instead of choir practice night.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- It was a low vault, with squat arches, on exactly the same plan as the choir.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Thirdly, the choir of elder men, who are from thirty to sixty years of age, will also sing.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- John was kneeling in his place in the second row of the choir.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- No organist, no choir, no clerk, and next to no congregation.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- He knelt with his face to the gallery in which the choir sat.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- It was snowing anew, and the north wind was howling like a choir of the damned.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- While the outlines of most of the abbey are Norman, the choir is almost all of later date.
- Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
Antonyms for choir
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