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rangy

6.7

Able to sing both low and high notes

adjective
/ˈreɪn.dʒi/

: de amplia tesitura

For auditions, they preferred a rangy vocalist who could handle the role's demanding high and low passages.

Examples

The rangy tenor stunned the audience by singing both deep, resonant lows and piercing, sustained highs.
The singer has a rangy voice that captivates the audience.
Critics praised her rangy voice, which effortlessly moved from low baritone notes to clear high notes.
Her rangy vocal abilities impressed the judges.
Her rangy voice captivated the audience, effortlessly hitting notes from low to high.
The singer is known for her rangy abilities, which allow her to perform across multiple genres.
After years of training, he learned that his rangy vocal skills could impress even the toughest critics.

Antonyms

monotone

2 5.8

Said or sung in the same tone without change

limitedness

7.0

A state when there is only a small amount or range of something

How Wide

rangy

6.7

extensive

330 4.1

moderate

415 3.3

narrow

290 1.0

Surface Forms

rangy positive

Morphology

rangy = range (transparent) = range + y

Directly formed from 'range' in the sense of span of pitches plus '-y', yielding 'having a wide range' in voice.

Etymology

Rangy comes from the word range meaning 'span' or 'reach', and the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So a rangy voice can cover a wide span of notes, able to reach both low and high sounds.