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baritone

or bar·y·tone

[ bar-i-tohn ]

noun

  1. a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
  2. a singer with such a voice.
  3. a large, valved brass instrument shaped like a trumpet or coiled in oval form, used especially in military bands.


adjective

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

baritone

/ ˈbærɪˌtəʊn /

noun

  1. the second lowest adult male voice, having a range approximately from G an eleventh below middle C to F a fourth above it
  2. a singer with such a voice
  3. the second lowest instrument in the families of the saxophone, horn, oboe, etc
“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


adjective

  1. relating to or denoting a baritone

    a baritone part

  2. denoting the second lowest instrument in a family

    the baritone horn

“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

baritone

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


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Other Words From

  • bari·tonal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baritone1

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

Origin of baritone1

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

His subdued baritone and the gentle sound of a brush on canvas made him an ASMR artist for the analog age.

The same one who stands a full foot shorter than the 6-foot-4 Neeson, and whose lilting voice quivers against the head winds of his sonorous baritone.

I was following a baseball game at the time, and the entire process took less than half an inning, resulting in the smooth baritone of the play-by-play announcer humming in my ears.

Its low-frequency cut and “presence boost” controls help you dial in the right sound for voices ranging from a rich, understated baritone to an explosive and bright shout-talker.

Robertson Dean narrates this monumental work in a nicely paced, unflappable bass baritone.

His velvety smooth baritone is among the most imitated but never quite duplicated.

He sports all black, including a cape and helmet, and has an imposing baritone voice, courtesy of James Earl Jones.

His voice would morph from a melodic baritone to a deep, guttural snarl, grinding notes to a pulp.

Upstairs in the galleries, Jim Costanzo spouted lefty politics between tunes on his baritone bugle.

And who better than Alec Baldwin, with his deep, ominous baritone, to voice the most imposing (former) figure in the galaxy?

He had, singularly, a delightfully warm baritone voice, and sang well.

His voice seemed weak and high-pitched in comparison to the Hunter's baritone.

His voice was of the baritone order, deep and sonorous, but he was not loquacious and had a habit of munching.

He had a fair voice, and he sang German hymns and war songs in a mellow baritone as he strode along.

The second time report had coupled her name with a Gabriel Lombardi, a great baritone with whom she was appearing.

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