falsetto

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Soaring up to the rafters, his falsetto is all the more startling live, and the harmonising with the backing band is so rich it sounds like it could curdle.

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  1. noun A male voice in an upper register beyond its normal range.
  2. noun One who sings or talks in this register.

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  • His non-falsetto voice may even be slightly more mellow than it was during his original recording career and is just lovely. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • I'm all for the falsetto, but I would like it if they would display a little more range too.
  • After Adam, Anoop probably has the best pure singing voice of anyone else who's left, and while the arrangement got a little dull in the middle, the falsetto was great, and he sang it with the same passion he brought to his great "Always On My Mind" performance on Country Night. —  What's Alan Watching?
  • Now, he's an amazing performer, don't get me wrong, but the falsetto is a bit much at times, especially in a song choice like "Play That Funky Music, White Boy". —  Gayired.com - Gay OnLine Community for Entertainment and Daily News
  • Desai picked another ballad showcasing his ability to rock the soft falsetto, and it's working for him. —  People's Weekly World Blog
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Italian, diminutive of falso, false, from Latin falsus; see false.

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  1. Italian falsetto (= Spanish Portuguese falsete = French fausset), diminutive of falso (= French faux, etc.), false: see false, adjective
 

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/fɔlˈsɛtoʊ/
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