'downbeat' definitions:
Definition of 'downbeat'
(from WordNet)
noun
The first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
Definition of 'downbeat'
From: GCIDE
- downbeat \downbeat\ n. (Music) the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward). [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'downbeat'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arsis,
- bar beat,
- beat,
- bout,
- Cassandra-like,
- Cassandran,
- Cassandrian,
- circle,
- circuit,
- course,
- cycle,
- cynical,
- defeatist,
- diastole,
- dismal,
- gloomy,
- negative,
- negativistic,
- nihilistic,
- offbeat,
- pessimist,
- pessimistic,
- pulsation,
- pulse,
- revolution,
- rotation,
- round,
- series,
- spell,
- systole,
- thesis,
- throb,
- turn,
- uncheerful,
- upbeat,
- wheel