"falsetto" meaning in English

See falsetto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/ [UK], /fɒlˈsɛt.əʊ/ [UK], /fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/ [US], /fɔɫˈsɛt.oʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-falsetto.ogg Forms: falsettos [plural]
enPR: fälsĕʹtō [US] Etymology: Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (“false”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|falsetto}} Italian falsetto Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} falsetto (countable and uncountable, plural falsettos)
  1. (singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Singing, Musical voices and registers, Musicians, People Translations ("false" (singing) voice in any human): фалце́т (falcét) [masculine] (Bulgarian), falset [masculine] (Catalan), 假聲 /假声 (jiǎshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), falzet [masculine] (Czech), falsetti (Finnish), fausset [masculine] (French), Falsett [neuter] (German), falseto (Indonesian), cuach [feminine] (Irish), falsetto [masculine] (Italian), 裏声 (uragoe) (alt: うらごえ) (Japanese), 仮声 (kasei) (alt: かせい) (Japanese), ファルセット (farusetto) (Japanese), 가성 (gaseong) (Korean), reo whakapakaru (Maori), whakapakaru (Maori), falset [masculine] (Polish), fistuła [feminine] (Polish), falsete [masculine] (Portuguese), фальце́т (falʹcét) [masculine] (Russian), falzet [masculine] (Slovene), falsete [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-falsetto-en-noun-nLB3AkRl Disambiguation of Musical voices and registers: 65 28 7 Disambiguation of Musicians: 49 47 4 Disambiguation of People: 68 32 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 20 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 78 10 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 66 26 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 76 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 27 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 77 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 76 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 80 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 76 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 46 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 11 15 Disambiguation of '"false" (singing) voice in any human': 82 18
  2. (music, countable) A person who sings in falsetto. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Music, Musicians
    Sense id: en-falsetto-en-noun-zPzLTtmS Disambiguation of Musicians: 49 47 4 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovene translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 46 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 47 48 5 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Verb

IPA: /fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/ [UK], /fɒlˈsɛt.əʊ/ [UK], /fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/ [US], /fɔɫˈsɛt.oʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-falsetto.ogg Forms: falsettos [present, singular, third-person], falsettoing [participle, present], falsettoed [participle, past], falsettoed [past]
enPR: fälsĕʹtō [US] Etymology: Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (“false”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|falsetto}} Italian falsetto Head templates: {{en-verb}} falsetto (third-person singular simple present falsettos, present participle falsettoing, simple past and past participle falsettoed)
  1. To sing or utter in falsetto.
    Sense id: en-falsetto-en-verb-JUvhTy2o

Inflected forms

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      "word": "가성"
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      "word": "reo whakapakaru"
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