FALSETTO

falsetto

(adjective) artificially high; above the normal voice range; “a falsetto voice”

falsetto

(noun) a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

falsetto (countable and uncountable, plural falsettos)

(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the Head Voice register.

(music, countable) A person who sings in falsetto.

Verb

falsetto (third-person singular simple present falsettos, present participle falsettoing, simple past and past participle falsettoed)

To sing or utter in falsetto.

Anagrams

• floatest

Source: Wiktionary

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Fal*set"to, n.; pl. Falsettos. Etym: [It. falsetto, dim. fr. L. falsus. See False.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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