baritone
/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/US/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.toʊn/
baritone noun: the male voice between tenor and bass. Also the alternative form of barytone.
Noun
baritone (plural baritones)
- The male voice between tenor and bass.
- Synonyms:
- bari
- The musical range between tenor and bass.
- A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.
- Synonyms:
- bari
- A brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn.
Also used as
baritone is also the alternative form of barytone.
baritone meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
baritone in Hindi
- बैरिटोन, बैरिटॉन
baritone in Tamil
- பாரிடோன், பாரிட்டோன்
baritone in Marathi
- बॅरिटोन, बॅरिटॉन
baritone in Urdu
- باریٹون
More languagesFewer languages
- baritone in Bengali
- ব্যারিটোন
- baritone in Telugu
- బారిటోన్, బ్యారిటోన్, బారితోన్
- baritone in Malayalam
- ബാരിറ്റോൺ, ബാരിടോൺ, ബാരിട്ടോൺ
- baritone in Kannada
- ಬ್ಯಾರಿಟೋನ್, ಬಾರಿಟೋನ್, ಬರಿಟೋನ್
- baritone in Punjabi
- ਬੈਰਿਟੋਨ, ਬੈਰੀਟੋਨ
- baritone in Gujarati
- બેરિટોન, બારીટોન, બૅરિટોન
- baritone in Odia
- ବାରିଟୋନ୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାରିଟୋନ୍, ବ୍ଯାରିଟୋନ୍
- baritone in Nepali
- ब्यारिटोन, ब्यारिटोने, बारिटोन
- baritone in Tagalog
- baritono
- baritone in Indonesian
- bariton
Examples of baritone in a sentence
- And then a man started singing in a low baritone, as reverberantly as the instruments around him.
- "What's brackin blood?" A deep baritone voice flowed through the speaker.
- He riffed an upward arpeggio and in a smooth, slightly neutered baritone began singing “Baby Face.”
Synonyms of baritone
Forms of baritone
| plural | baritones |
|---|---|
| alternative form | barytone |
Origin of baritone
From Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”). Doublet of baryton and barytone.
Words formed from baritone
Phrases with baritone
Questions about baritone
- What does baritone mean?
- Baritone means the male voice between tenor and bass.
- What is baritone in Hindi?
- Baritone in Hindi is बैरिटोन, बैरिटॉन. See Baritone meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is baritone?
- Baritone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce baritone?
- Baritone is pronounced /ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of baritone?
- The plural of baritone is baritones.
Words near baritone in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: baritone (page history and authors); baritone (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baritone (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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