Definitions for timbre

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timbre tim·bre

Spelling: [tam-ber, tim-; French tan

IPA: /ˈtæm bər, ˈtɪm-; French ˈtɛ̃ brə/

Timbre is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 119 anagrams from letters in timbre (beimrt).

Definitions for timbre

noun

1. Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
2. Music. the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone color.

Origin of timbre

1325-75; Middle English tymbre French: sound (orig. of bell), Middle French: bell, timbrel, drum, Old French: drum Medieval Greek tímbanon, variant of Greek týmpanon drum

Examples for timbre

Even Tim blanched; for in the voice he recognized the timbre of insanity.

The cat ceased snarling and presently began a loud purring which seemed to increase in timbre as he stroked her.

From the timbre of that cry he knew it never came from a human throat.

Her voice was deep and had the timbre of some old bronze bell.

The power, timbre, and range of her voice made her performance the best part of the night.

He has a voice not dissimilar in timbre and penetrative ability to the incredibly annoying comedian Stephen Merchant.

You can see this poetry realized in the timbre and pace of the “mad as hell” speech.

Each of the clones behaves in her own unique way, each with her own distinctive body language, timbre, and sensibilities.

The timbre of her voice—the deadly coldness of it—made him start.

She thought, she began to think, that even the timbre of his voice was Sicilian.