Definitions for falsettofɔlˈsɛt oʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fal•set•tofɔlˈsɛt oʊ(n.; adj.; adv.)(pl.)-tos
(n.)an unnaturally high-pitched voice, esp. in a man.
Category: Music and Dance
a person, esp. a man, who sings with such a voice.
Category: Music and Dance
(adj.)of, noting, or having the quality and compass of such a voice.
(adv.)in a falsetto.
Origin of falsetto:
1765–75; < It
Princeton's WordNet
falsetto(adj)
a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
falsetto(adj)
artificially high; above the normal voice range
"a falsetto voice"
Wiktionary
falsetto(Noun)
(countable or uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the Head Voice register.
Origin: From falso.
Webster Dictionary
Falsetto(noun)
a false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice
Translations for falsetto
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
falsetto(adverb)
an unnaturally high (singing) voice in men, or a man with such a voice
He was singing in falsetto; He is a falsetto.; He sings falsetto.
- falset, falsettoAfrikaans
- بِصَوْت رأسيArabic
- фалцетноBulgarian
- em falsetePortuguese (BR)
- fistuleCzech
- falsettGerman
- falsetDanish
- με φωνή ασυνήθιστα ψιλή για άνδραGreek
- en falseteSpanish
- falsetisEstonian
- با صدای زیرFarsi
- falsetti-Finnish
- (en) faussetFrench
- שָׁר בְּפַלסֵטHebrew
- मिथ्याकरण, कंपन करनाHindi
- u falsetuCroatian
- fejhangonHungarian
- dengan suara tinggiIndonesian
- í falsettuIcelandic
- in falsettoItalian
- 裏声でJapanese
- 가성으로Korean
- falcetuLithuanian
- falsetāLatvian
- dengan suara tinggiMalay
- falsetDutch
- i falsettNorwegian
- falsetemPolish
- با صدای زیرPersian
- په زږ اواز سرهPashto
- em falsetePortuguese
- (în) falsetRomanian
- фальцетомRussian
- falzetomSlovak
- v falzetuSlovenian
- falsetoSerbian
- i falsettSwedish
- อย่างเสียงหลงThai
- çok tiz/ince bir şekildeTurkish
- 用假聲地Chinese (Trad.)
- фальцетомUkrainian
- اونچے سر میںUrdu
- the théVietnamese
- 用假声地Chinese (Simp.)
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