TREBLE

soprano, treble

(adjective) having or denoting a high range; “soprano voice”; “soprano sax”; “the boy still had a fine treble voice”; “the treble clef”

double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold

(adjective) having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; “a double (or dual) role for an actor”; “the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence”- R.W.Emerson; “every episode has its double and treble meaning”-Frederick Harrison

ternary, treble, triple, triplex

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”

treble, threefold, three-fold, triple

(adjective) three times as great or many; “a claim for treble (or triple) damages”; “a threefold increase”

soprano, treble

(noun) the pitch range of the highest female voice

triple, treble

(verb) increase threefold; “Triple your income!”

treble

(verb) sing treble

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

treble (not comparable)

(music) Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music; soprano.

High in pitch; shrill.

(rare) Threefold, triple.

Synonyms

• (high in pitch): high-pitched, strident

• (triple): see also triple

Antonyms

• (music) bass

• (maths) third

Adverb

treble (not comparable)

Trebly; triply.

Synonyms

• thrice, threefold; see also thrice

Noun

treble (plural trebles)

(music) The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.

(music) A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.

The highest tuned in a ring of bells.

Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.

A threefold quantity or number; something having three parts or having been tripled.

A drink with three portions of alcohol.

(darts) Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the segment.

(sports) Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.

Verb

treble (third-person singular simple present trebles, present participle trebling, simple past and past participle trebled)

(transitive) To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.

(intransitive) To become multiplied by three or increased threefold.

(intransitive) To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.

(transitive) To utter in a treble key; to whine.

Synonyms

• (multiply by three): triple; see also treble

• (make a high-pitched noise): keen, screech, shrill

• (utter in a treble key): whine

Anagrams

• Belter, Beltre, Elbert, Lebert, belter

Source: Wiktionary

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Tre"ble, a. Etym: [OE. treble threefold, OF. treble, treible, L. triplus. See Triple.]

1. Threefold; triple. A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble walls. Dryden.

2. (Mus.) (a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. Bacon. (b) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice.

Tre"ble, adv.

Definition: Trebly; triply. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.

Tre"ble, n. Etym: [" It has been said to be a corruption of triplum [Lat.], a third part, superadded to the altus and bassus (high and low)." Grove.] (Mus.)

Definition: The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano.

Note: This is sometimes called the first treble, to distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which is sung by lower female voices.

Tre"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trebled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trebling.]

1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold. "Love trebled life." Tennyson.

2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.] He outrageously (When I accused him) trebled his reply. Chapman.

Tre"ble, v. i.

Definition: To become threefold. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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