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单词 falsetto
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falsetto

(fɔːlsetoʊ)
Word forms: plural falsettos
countable noun [usually singular, oft in NOUN, NOUN noun]
If a man sings or speaks in a falsetto, his voice is high-pitched, and higher than a man's normal voice.
He sang to himself in a soft falsetto.
...a falsetto voice.
Synonyms: high voice, high-pitched voice More Synonyms of falsetto

falsetto in British English

(fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -tos
a form of vocal production used by male singers to extend their range upwards beyond its natural compass by limiting the vibration of the vocal cords
Word origin
C18: from Italian, from falso false

falsetto in American English

(fɔlˈsɛtoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural falˈsettos
1. 
an artificial way of singing or speaking, in which the voice is placed in a register much higher than that of the natural voice
2. 
the voice used in such singing, esp. by tenors, usually having a soft, colorless quality
3. 
a person singing or speaking in falsetto
: also falˈsettist
adjective
4. 
of or singing in falsetto
adverb
5. 
in falsetto
Word origin
It, dim. of falso, false < L falsus, false

Examples of 'falsetto' in a sentence
falsetto

And singing in falsetto is a huge plus.
The Sun (2010)
He was funny when he spoke and his falsetto vocals could still stir fans to punch the air with delight.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One hair-raising descent nearly left me with a permanent falsetto voice.
The Sun (2013)
If you haven't yet heard his astonishing falsetto sing tales of heartache then check out what the fuss is about.
The Sun (2014)
His debut solo album finds that distinctive falsetto backed by a range of instruments, all played by the man himself.
The Sun (2013)
Young excels in his depiction of the singer, his falsetto voice matching the high notes and skill of the original.
The Sun (2014)
He says: 'I sing in a falsetto for the first time.
The Sun (2010)
He's singing falsetto again, tell him to shut up.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This goes for the male lover, too, whose voice soars into falsetto.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
(noun) 
Definition
a voice pitch higher than one's normal range
Even though it's high, it's not a falsetto.
Synonyms
high voice
high-pitched voice

Nearby words of
falsetto

  • fallow
  • false
  • falsehood
  • falsetto
  • falsification
  • falsify
  • falsity

Synonyms of 'falsetto'

falsetto

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