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English adjective: soprano

1. soprano having or denoting a high range


SamplesSoprano voice.
Soprano sax.
The boy still had a fine treble voice.
The treble clef.


Synonymstreble


Similarhigh, high-pitched


Antonymslow-pitched, low


English noun: soprano

1. soprano (person) a female singer


Broader (hypernym)singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer


Narrower (hyponym)coloratura, coloratura soprano, mezzo, mezzo-soprano


Instance hyponymBelle Miriam Silverman, Beverly Sills, Brigit Nilsson, Dame Joan Sutherland, Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Eileen Farrell, Farrell, Helen Traubel, Jenny Lind, Jessye Norman, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Lind, Marta Brigit Nilsson, Mary Leontyne Price, Nilsson, Norman, Ponselle, Price, Renata Tebaldi, Rosa Melba Ponselle, Rosa Ponselle, Sills, Sutherland, Swedish Nightingale, Te Kanawa, Tebaldi, Traubel

2. soprano (communication) the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty


Broader (hypernym)singing voice

3. soprano (attribute) the pitch range of the highest female voice


Synonymstreble


Broader (hypernym)pitch









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