Link Centre Dictionary

soprano

sop·rano

US/səˈpɹænoʊ/ uncommon
noun (3) adjective (1)

noun

1.
2.

the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty

3.

the pitch range of the highest female voice

Synonyms

adjective

1.

having or denoting a high range

  • “soprano voice”
  • “soprano sax”
  • “the boy still had a fine treble voice”
  • “the treble clef”
Synonyms
Similar

Origin

Borrowed from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, adjective from preposition Latin super (“above”). Doublet of sovereign, from the same Latin root via Old French.

Phrases

  • coloratura soprano
  • dramatic soprano
  • lyric soprano
  • operatic soprano
  • sing soprano
  • singing soprano
  • soprano clarinet
  • soprano recorder

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.