timbre

Phonetic Respelling: [ tam-ber, tim-; French tan-bruh ]

Definition:

n. the characteristic quality of sound that distinguishes one voice or musical instrument from another or one vowel sound from another; a voice or noise or musical sound

Sentence:

His voice has a reedlike timbre.

More example sentences:

His voice has a reedlike timbre.

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The reedlike girl towered over her friends. OR His voice has a reedlike timbre.

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Synonyms:

accent; beat; inflection; intonation; overtone

Antonyms:

pitch; volume

How many syllables in timbre?

2 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide timbre into syllables:

tim-bre

Timbre rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- imber
- kimber
- limber
- timber

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