'Soprano' definitions:
Definition of 'soprano'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" [syn: soprano, treble]
noun
A female singer
noun
The highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
noun
The pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: soprano, treble]
Definition of 'Soprano'
From: GCIDE
- Soprano \So*pra"no\, n.; pl. E. Sopranos, It. Soprani. [It., fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L. supra. See Sovereign.] (Mus.) (a) The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices. (b) A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'soprano'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accompaniment,
- alto,
- aria singer,
- baritenor,
- baritone,
- bass,
- basso,
- basso buffo,
- basso cantante,
- basso continuo,
- basso ostinato,
- basso profundo,
- bassus,
- blues singer,
- bravura,
- canary,
- cantatrice,
- canto,
- cantor,
- cantus,
- cantus figuratus,
- cantus planus,
- caroler,
- chanter,
- chantress,
- choral,
- choric,
- coloratura,
- coloratura soprano,
- comic bass,
- continuo,
- contralto,
- countertenor,
- crooner,
- deep bass,
- descant,
- diva,
- dramatic,
- dramatic soprano,
- drone,
- falsetto,
- figured bass,
- ground bass,
- head register,
- head tone,
- head voice,
- Heldentenor,
- heroic,
- heroic tenor,
- high,
- high-pitched,
- high-sounding,
- high-toned,
- hymnal,
- hymner,
- improvisator,
- lead singer,
- lieder singer,
- line,
- liturgical,
- lyric,
- male alto,
- Meistersinger,
- melodist,
- mezzo-soprano,
- opera singer,
- operatic,
- part,
- plain chant,
- plain song,
- prick song,
- prima donna,
- psalm singer,
- psalmic,
- psalmodial,
- psalmodic,
- rock-and-roll singer,
- sacred,
- singer,
- singing,
- singstress,
- songbird,
- songster,
- songstress,
- tenor,
- thorough bass,
- torch singer,
- treble,
- undersong,
- vocal,
- vocalist,
- vocalizer,
- voice,
- voice part,
- warbler,
- yodeler