bass voice
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3.1
- noun
- /beɪs vɔɪs/
- Specialized
:
voz de bajo
- "Dr. Stevens," a deep bass voice echoed from the back of the hall.
- a deep bass voice
- a resonant bass voice
- a beautiful bass voice
And she she came in because you, me and Monet all sing opera, all have a bass voice.
- And she she came in because you, me and Monet all sing opera, all have a bass voice.
Examples
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And then I remember one incredibly dark night… being at an oasis, and there were palm trees moving in the wind… and I could hear Kozan singing far away in that beautiful bass voice.
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A resonant bass voice started the tune, and the rest of us joined in:
Fiction book (1994) -
You have a good bass voice.
Fiction book (1993) -
"All right, let's hear your version of what happened, Colonel," started the General in a tight bass voice.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Wait," the commanding officer said in his bass voice.
Fiction book (2002) -
Kalish admired his deep bass voice.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Hello, the house," called out the leader of the troop in a resonant bass voice.
Fiction book (1992) -
A tall woman with a short haircut recited her work in a mellow bass voice.
Fiction book (1999) -
Taking off his black gloves as he came, he paused before Jack, who was blocking the way, and asked in a soft, bass voice, "Is this the Holman residence?"
Fiction book (1991) -
The singer captivated the audience with his powerful bass voice during the concert.
Synonyms
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4.9
A low male singing voice in a choir or opera
1
9.5
A very deep male singing voice that reaches the lowest bass notes
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8.0
An adult man who sings in the lowest voice, often in opera or choir
How Low
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'bass' (the deepest male vocal part) + 'voice' (sound produced by singing), yielding 'the lowest/deep male singing voice.' This noun-noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Bass voice comes from the word bass meaning 'low' in music and voice meaning a singer's sound. Singers who sang the lowest notes were called 'bass', so bass voice now means the deepest adult male singing sound.