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low-pitched

low-pitched

1 3.7
A deep sound or voice that is not high
  • adjective
  • /loʊ pɪtʃt/
translation icon : grave
  • The machine emits a low-pitched hum as I walk past.
  • a low-pitched voice
  • a low-pitched hum
  • a low-pitched sound

Examples

  • Her voice was low-pitched and husky sounding.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • They had been standing in the teenager's front yard for a few minutes when they suddenly heard a low-pitched whistle followed by a thud.

    Academic text (1992)

  • "Her voice was soft and low-pitched, but very clear.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Between her breasts, I could just make out the low-pitched wailing of her heart.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Her mother has a low-pitched, pleasant voice, but sometimes Joanna finds it irritating.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Even the low-pitched music of male voices working in perfect accord seemed muted and distant.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • There was a constant low-pitched babble inside, a rippling noise like water or birds chattering.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "You ever trapped beaver?" Silas asked, his voice low-pitched, deceptively smooth.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • His voice was unusually low-pitched for someone only thirteen or fourteen years old, and his gaze an odd combination of frank and fearful.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Her mother has a low-pitched, pleasant voice that is soothing to listen to.

Synonyms

low
vslow-pitched
721 1.8

Sound with a deep note less high than normal

refers to sounds with a specifically small vibration frequency
deep
vslow-pitched
99 3.1

Having a low, strong sound, like a voice or instrument

focuses just on the frequency aspect rather than intensity or color

Antonyms

high-pitched
41 3.7

A sound or voice that is very high and sharp

How High

shrill
31 4.8
high-pitched
41 3.7
midrange
2 4.2
low-pitched
1 3.7
deep
99 3.1

Surface Forms

low-pitched positive

Morphology

low-pitched = low + pitch (transparent) = low + pitch + ed

The adjective is directly composed from 'low' + 'pitch' with the adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed', giving the straightforward meaning 'having a low pitch'.

Etymology

Low-pitched combines low ('not high') and pitch ('the height of a sound'), so it describes a voice or sound that is deep and not high in tone.