bass 1 (b s)n. pl. bass or bass·es 1. Any of several North American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, related to but larger than the sunfishes. 2. Any of various marine fishes of the family Serranidae, such as the sea bass and the striped bass. [Middle English *bars, perch, from Old English bærs.] |
bass 2 (b s)n. 1. A low-pitched sound or tone. 2. The tones in the lowest register of an instrument. 3. a. A male singing voice of the lowest range. b. A singer who has such a voice. c. An instrument that sounds within this range. d. Abbr. B A vocal or instrumental part written within this range. 4. An instrument, especially a double bass, that produces tones in a low register. adj. 1. Having a deep tone. 2. Low in pitch. [Middle English bas, lowest musical part, from bas, low; see base2.] |
bass 1 [base]
Noun
1. the lowest adult male voice
2. a singer with such a voice
3. Informal same as bass guitar or double bass
Adjective
1. of the lowest range of musical notes: the system is engineered to give good bass sound from very small speakers
2. denoting a musical instrument that is lowest or second lowest in pitch in its family: bass trombone
3. of or relating to a bass guitar or double bass: the band is unusual in that it has two bass players
4. of or written for a singer with the lowest adult male voice: the bass soloist in next week's performance of Handel's `Messiah' [Middle English bas]
bass 2 [rhymes with gas]
Noun
1. various Australian freshwater and sea fish
2. a European spiny-finned freshwater fish [Middle English]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bass - the lowest part of the musical rangepitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration |
| 2. | bass - the lowest part in polyphonic music part, voice - the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" ground bass - a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated basso continuo, continuo, figured bass, thorough bass - a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played | |
| 3. |  bass - an adult male singer with the lowest voice | |
| 4. |  bass - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidaesea bass - any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food striped bass, striper - caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States | |
| 5. | bass - any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) freshwater bass - North American food and game fish freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food largemouth bass - flesh of largemouth bass smallmouth bass - flesh of smallmouth bass | |
| 6. | bass - the lowest adult male singing voice singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing basso profundo - a very deep bass voice | |
| 7. | bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, string bass, bass fiddle, bass viol - largest and lowest member of the violin family bass guitar - the guitar with six strings that has the lowest pitch musical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds | |
| 8. | bass - nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes freshwater bass - North American food and game fish | |
| Adj. | 1. | bass - having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency |
bass
Translations
n bass [beis]
(a singer having) a male voice of the lowest pitch. basstem مُغَنٍ جَهير الصَّوْت бас bas, basista bas; basstemme der Baß μπάσος bajo bass بم ترین صدای مردانه basso basse בַּס मन्द्र bas basszus bas bassi, bassarödd basso 低音 베이스 (가수) bosas bass suara bes bas basstemme bas baixo bas бас bas, basista bas bas bas เสียงร้องต่ำที่สุดของนักร้องชาย bas, kalın ses 男低音 бас مردانہ آواز میں گانے والی عورت giọng nam trầm 男低音
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