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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.