falsetto

Noun · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register

Adjective (1)

  1. artificially high; above the normal voice range“a falsetto voice”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.

1.high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices. Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: adenoidal, pinched, nasal; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto; falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp; screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing; soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]

Syn: high. [WordNet 1.5]

2.set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched roof.

Syn: steeply pitched, steep. [WordNet 1.5] high-power

Falsetto \Fal*set"to\, n.; pl. Falsettos. [It. falsetto, dim. fr. L. falsus. See False.] A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice. [1913 Webster]
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