baritone

B2 Topic:Art & Music

US /ˈbɛrəˌtoʊn/ UK /ˈbærɪtəʊn/ See IPA manual

Freq #32395

Meanings

1

noun
the adult male singing voice between tenor and bass in range

His warm baritone carried easily across the hall.
2

noun
a singer with a baritone voice

The baritone performed the role with unusual tenderness.
3

adj
having the range or tonal quality of a baritone voice

She recognized his low baritone delivery on the recording.
4

noun
a brass instrument in the tenor-to-bass range, especially the baritone horn

The baritone reinforced the melody below the cornets.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the adult male singing... baritone voice

2 noun · a singer with a baritone voice baritone singer

3 adj · having the range or tonal... low-pitched

4 noun · a brass instrument in the... baritone horn

Word family

Derived forms baritonalbaritonistbass-baritone

Related forms tenor bass voice

Common collocations

baritone horn Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed through Italian baritono from Greek barytonos, 'deep-sounding,' combining barys, 'heavy or deep,' + tonos, 'tone.' The name first classified a vocal range and was later applied to instruments occupying a similar register.

Topics

Art & Music

External links

# baritone

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɛrəˌtoʊn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbærɪtəʊn/
**Frequency rank:** 32395

## Meanings
1. the adult male singing voice between tenor and bass in range
2. a singer with a baritone voice
3. having the range or tonal quality of a baritone voice
4. a brass instrument in the tenor-to-bass range, especially the baritone horn

## Examples
- His warm baritone carried easily across the hall.
- The baritone performed the role with unusual tenderness.
- She recognized his low baritone delivery on the recording.
- The baritone reinforced the melody below the cornets.

## Synonyms
- baritone voice
- baritone singer
- baritone horn

## Derived Forms
- baritonal
- baritonist
- bass-baritone

## Related Forms
- tenor
- bass
- voice

## Etymology
Borrowed through Italian baritono from Greek barytonos, 'deep-sounding,' combining barys, 'heavy or deep,' + tonos, 'tone.' The name first classified a vocal range and was later applied to instruments occupying a similar register.

## Topics
- Art & Music

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