baritone

or bar·y·tone

[ bar-i-tohn ]

/ ˈbær ɪˌtoʊn /

Music.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR baritone ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.

a singer with such a voice.

a large, valved brass instrument shaped like a trumpet or coiled in oval form, used especially in military bands.

adjective

of or relating to a baritone; having the compass of a baritone.

Origin of baritone

1600–10; <Italian baritono low voice <Greek barýtonos deep-sounding. See barytone

OTHER WORDS FROM baritone

bar·i·ton·al, adjective

Words nearby baritone

Baring, Barisal, barista, barit., barite, baritone, baritone clef, barium, barium 140, barium bromate, barium carbonate

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Example sentences from the Web for baritone

Upstairs in the galleries, Jim Costanzo spouted lefty politics between tunes on his baritone bugle.
Pawel Althamer Creates Art That’s by the People, for the People at the New Museum|Jessica Dawson|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He delivered them from a hefty physical frame, in rounded Australian baritone.
Robert Hughes’s Best Quotes on Art, Australia, and More||August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dumnil, the tenor, used to steal jewellery from the soprano and contralto of the troop, and get intoxicated with the baritone.
History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time|Henry Sutherland Edwards
The baritone lay stretched upon the floor at left centre, his sword fallen at some paces from him.
Vandover and the Brute|Frank Norris

Tenor, contralto, baritone, and bass vie with each other in performing dangerous feats of vocal agility.
Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls
Do not "grouse" if you can sing tenor parts and yet retain the volume and virility of a baritone.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914|Various
He was an opera-singer, and the newspapers said that he was fully equal to the first baritone of the day.
Memoirs|Charles Godfrey Leland

British Dictionary definitions for baritone

baritone

/ (ˈbærɪˌtəʊn) /

noun

the second lowest adult male voice, having a range approximately from G an eleventh below middle C to F a fourth above it

a singer with such a voice

the second lowest instrument in the families of the saxophone, horn, oboe, etc

adjective

relating to or denoting a baritonea baritone part

denoting the second lowest instrument in a familythe baritone horn

Word Origin for baritone

C17: from Italian baritono a deep voice, from Greek barutonos deep-sounding, from barus heavy, low + tonos tone

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for baritone

baritone

A range of the male singing voice higher than bass and lower than tenor.

单词	baritone
释义	baritone or bar·y·tone [ bar-i-tohn ] / ˈbær ɪˌtoʊn / Music. SEE SYNONYMS FOR baritone ON THESAURUS.COM noun a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass. a singer with such a voice. a large, valved brass instrument shaped like a trumpet or coiled in oval form, used especially in military bands. adjective of or relating to a baritone; having the compass of a baritone. Origin of baritone 1600–10; <Italian baritono low voice <Greek barýtonos deep-sounding. See barytone OTHER WORDS FROM baritone bar·i·ton·al, adjective Words nearby baritone Baring, Barisal, barista, barit., barite, baritone, baritone clef, barium, barium 140, barium bromate, barium carbonate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for baritone Upstairs in the galleries, Jim Costanzo spouted lefty politics between tunes on his baritone bugle. Pawel Althamer Creates Art That’s by the People, for the People at the New Museum\|Jessica Dawson\|February 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He delivered them from a hefty physical frame, in rounded Australian baritone. Robert Hughes’s Best Quotes on Art, Australia, and More\|\|August 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Dumnil, the tenor, used to steal jewellery from the soprano and contralto of the troop, and get intoxicated with the baritone. History of the Opera from its Origin in Italy to the present Time\|Henry Sutherland Edwards The baritone lay stretched upon the floor at left centre, his sword fallen at some paces from him. Vandover and the Brute\|Frank Norris Tenor, contralto, baritone, and bass vie with each other in performing dangerous feats of vocal agility. Stars of the Opera\|Mabel Wagnalls Do not "grouse" if you can sing tenor parts and yet retain the volume and virility of a baritone. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914\|Various He was an opera-singer, and the newspapers said that he was fully equal to the first baritone of the day. Memoirs\|Charles Godfrey Leland British Dictionary definitions for baritone baritone / (ˈbærɪˌtəʊn) / noun the second lowest adult male voice, having a range approximately from G an eleventh below middle C to F a fourth above it a singer with such a voice the second lowest instrument in the families of the saxophone, horn, oboe, etc adjective relating to or denoting a baritonea baritone part denoting the second lowest instrument in a familythe baritone horn Word Origin for baritone C17: from Italian baritono a deep voice, from Greek barutonos deep-sounding, from barus heavy, low + tonos tone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to baritone great, vivid, profound, hard, dark, rich, strong, extreme, alto, contralto, low, grave, bass, resonant, sonorous, booming, low-pitched Cultural definitions for baritone baritone A range of the male singing voice higher than bass and lower than tenor. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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baritone

or bar·y·tone

noun

adjective

Origin of baritone

OTHER WORDS FROM baritone

Words nearby baritone

Example sentences from the Web for baritone

British Dictionary definitions for baritone

noun

adjective

Word Origin for baritone

Words related to baritone

Cultural definitions for baritone