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Thesaurus article:near the bottom of a range of sounds

near the bottom of a range of sounds

These words describe sounds that are near or at the bottom of a range of sounds.

The adjectivelowis used mostly to talk about music, musical instruments, or voices that are near the bottom of a range of sounds.

Those notes are too low for me.
He has a low, rumbling voice.
The low brass(= brass instruments that play low notes)comes in with the woodwinds.

The wordlow-pitchedis usually used to refer to sounds or voices that are low but are not musical.

The low-pitched rumble of the train shook the house.

The opposite oflowishigh. The opposite oflow-pitchedishigh-pitched.

He's got a very high voice.
The children's high-pitched squeals of laughter filled the garden.

For more opposites oflow, see the article athigh.

A voice sound that is low-pitched because it is made in the back of the throat is calledguttural.

Arabic contains guttural sounds that are difficult for non-Arabic speakers to say properly.

When someone's voice is low and rough, you can say it isthroaty. A voice that is low and rough in an attractive way can be described ashusky.

She gave a loud, throaty laugh.
She's got a husky voice and is always cast as the romantic lead because of it.

If a man's voice is low and rough, it can be described asgravelly.

The actor is famous for his rough good looks and gravelly voice.

A voice that is low and sounds unfriendly isgruff.

His loud, gruff voice frightened the neighbourhood children.

A sound that is low and pleasant to listen to is, in formal contexts, calledsonorous.

His sonorous voice rang through the halls.
She loved the deep, sonorous tones of the organ.

In more technical musical settings, the wordbassis used to refer to low musical notes or voices.

The bass part is quite difficult to sing.
He sings bass.

The opposite ofbassistrebleorsoprano.

The notation for this instrument is on the treble clef.
She sings soprano.

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