Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A deep bass singing voice.
- n. A singer who has such a voice.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of basso profondo.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a very deep bass voice
Etymologies
- Italian : basso, bass + profondo, deep. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“There was a sharp crack, an almost infinitesimal pause, and then a basso profundo roar.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘basso profundo’.
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Ruzuzu's Big Ass List
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ass, assess, asshole, basso profondo, basso profundo, crass, assay, mr. ass itch, compass, slag-ass macaroon, brass, class and 41 more...
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The Aubrey/Maturin List I'm Gonna Mak...
I'm wading through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels one by one, and someday, I'll wade through them again and list all the words I learned while reading them.
Edit: I started ma...studdingsail, carronade, mumchance, grumlin-futtocks, crosscat-harpings, holystone, sennit, orlop, orchitis, negus, kevel, altumal and 1112 more...
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Musical words
nocturne, flat, sharp, waltz, etude, opera, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, cello, flute and 131 more...
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Beautiful Music
a cappella, accelerando, accompagnato, adagio, ad libitum, agitato, aleatory, alla breve, allegro, allemande, alto, andante and 548 more...
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clef
caprice, variation, violin, harpsichord, adagio, allegro, scherzo, opera, tenor, soprano, alto, mezzo and 62 more...
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Music of the Spheres
Italian jargon for sound notation and astronomy stuff.
cosmos, azimuth, appoggiatura, sotto voce, messa di voce, mezza voce, acciacatura, a cappella, da capo aria, tremolo, basso profundo, cislunar and 9 more...
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Words that Sing
euphoniousness, leitmotif, baritone, singer, a cappella, basso profundo, da capo aria, mellifluous, melic, phat, resonate, plunked and 6 more...
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seanahan The title of the outstanding opening track of DeVotchKa's album "A Mad and Faithful Telling". Mar 31, 2009
bilby Fun is being eliminated? Mar 30, 2009
Prolagus In modern Italian, it would be basso profondo. Mar 30, 2009
chained_bear "Then came some familiar hymns... and a psalm, which Awkward Davies sang in a strikingly true basso profundo."
--Patrick O'Brian, Blue at the Mizzen, 235 Mar 28, 2008