Associations to the word «Timbre»

Wiktionary

TIMBRE, noun. The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
TIMBRE, noun. (heraldry) The crest on a coat of arms.

Dictionary definition

TIMBRE, noun. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis