timbre
tim ber
- n (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
- But they ignored the timbre of the transformation, the way in which Western culture was morphed by contact with the East.
- Said Domingo in a statement from Los Angeles after his singing partner's death: "I always admired the God-given glory of his voice that unmistakable special timbre from the .
- Clear and penetrating, it has a brilliant, metallic timbre and yet remains warm, with a gorgeous romantic sheen.