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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