Falsetto (Noun)
Meaning
A male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The lead singer's falsetto was unmistakable as he reached the high notes in the power ballad.
- Bowie was a master of using falsetto to create an otherworldly effect in his songs.
- He cringed as his friend attempted to sing along in falsetto to the pop song on the radio.
- Hitting those notes required the vocalist to switch to falsetto, which he struggled to maintain.
- Freddie Mercury's impressive vocal range often led him to incorporate falsetto into Queen's hit songs.