TIMBRE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TIMBRE?

Need another word that means the same as “timbre”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “timbre” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Timbre” are: quality, timber, tone, sound, sound quality, voice, voice quality, colour, tone colour, tonality, resonance, ring

Timbre as a Noun

Definitions of "Timbre" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “timbre” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The distinctive quality or character of someone or something.
• The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.
• The distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound.
• (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound.

Synonyms of "Timbre" as a noun (12 Words)

colour	The use of all colours not only black and white in photography or television. For colour plant groups of winter flowering pansies.
quality	An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone–Shakespeare. The quality of students has risen.
resonance	Having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant. The concepts lose their emotional resonance.
ring	The sound of a bell ringing E A Poe. The distinctive ring of the church bell.
sound	An individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language. She heard the sound of voices in the hall.
sound quality	A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water.
timber	The distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound. Contracts to cut timber.
tonality	The use of conventional keys and harmony as the basis of musical composition. The sonata is noteworthy for its extensive variations of mood and tonality.
tone	A musical interval of two semitones. The piano tone appears lacking in warmth.
tone colour	A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color.
voice	The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music. A singer takes good care of his voice.
voice quality	Expressing in coherent verbal form.

Usage Examples of "Timbre" as a noun

• The timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely.
• A voice high in pitch but rich in timbre.
• You must demonstrate your moral timbre as a human being.
• Trumpet mutes with different timbres.

Associations of "Timbre" (30 Words)

acoustic	Of or relating to the science of acoustics. Acoustic properties of a hall.
alto	An alto saxophone. Alto clarinet or recorder.
ballad	A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship having been passed on orally from one generation to the next.
beep	Call summon or alert with a beeper. Leave a message after the beep.
blowing	Processing that involves blowing a gas.
bray	A sound voice or laugh resembling a bray. The mule uttered its insane bray.
chord	Play chords on a string instrument. The triumphal opening chords.
chorus	A section of text spoken by the chorus in drama. Strong guitar driven songs with big big choruses.
diatonic	Of a melody or harmony constructed from a diatonic scale.
dysphonia	Difficulty in speaking due to a physical disorder of the mouth, tongue, throat, or vocal cords.
emotionless	Unmoved by feeling-Margaret Deland. Her voice was flat and emotionless.
lugubrious	Looking or sounding sad and dismal. His face looked even more lugubrious than usual.
musical	Talented in or devoted to music. Comes from a very musical family.
octave	The interval between the two notes at the extremes of an octave.
sing	Deliver by singing. He knew Himself to sing and build the lofty rhyme.
singing	The act of singing vocal music. The cries of laughter from children are a pleasant counterpoint to the singing of blackbirds.
solfege	A voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable.
song	A musical composition suggestive of a song. A pop song.
tonal	Having tonality i e tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic. The poem s tonal lapses.
tone	A steady sound without overtones. The general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw.
toot	Make a toot. An accidental toot from the saxophonist.
tune	The property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch. The radio was tuned to the BBC.
verbal	A verbal noun. A verbal agreement.
vocal	Having or using the power to produce speech or sound. He was vocal in condemning the action.
vocalization	The action or process of changing a consonant to a semivowel or vowel. The respiratory muscles are involved in vocalization and swallowing.
vocalize	Write (a language such as Hebrew) with vowel points. Gillie could scarcely vocalize her responses.
voice	Give voice to. She had strained and falsified her literary voice.
whispering	Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords.
whistle	The act of signalling e g summoning by whistling or blowing a whistle. She whistled for her maid.
wordless	(of a vocal sound) not in the form of words. A simple wordless melody.