Timbre

//ˈtæmbɹə//

Synonyms for "timbre" (26 found)

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Translations

46 translations across 31 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • тембър noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Catalan

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  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 音色 noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Czech

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  • barva zvuku noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Danish

3 entries
  • klang noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • klangfarve noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Dutch

2 entries
  • klankkleur noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Finnish

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  • sointiväri noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

French

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  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Galician

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  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

German

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  • Klangfarbe noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • Timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Greek

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  • ηχόχρωμα noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Hungarian

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  • hangszín noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • hangszínezet noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • hangárnyalat noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Icelandic

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  • hljómblær noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • tónblær noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Indonesian

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  • cocok nada noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • irama nada noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • warna nada noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Italian

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  • timbro noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Japanese

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  • 音色 noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Macedonian

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  • те́мбр noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Malay

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  • warna ton noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Māori

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  • noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • klang noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • klangfarge noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Occitan

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  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Polish

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  • barwa noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • tembr noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Portuguese

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  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Romanian

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  • timbru noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Russian

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  • тембр noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • boja zvuka noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • timbar noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Spanish

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  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Swedish

3 entries
  • klang noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • klangfärg noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
  • timbre noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Tagalog

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  • kaalngawan noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Turkish

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  • tını noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Ukrainian

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  • тембр noun (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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Uncut timbre is a tree full standing.

Source: tatoeba (1103058)

Two instruments playing the same note sound different because of the timbre of the notes.

Source: tatoeba (10240336)

The Otamatone's distinctive timbre—and even more distinctive appearance—caused it to become the internet's favorite instrument.

Source: tatoeba (12139260)

It was a hard whisper to catch at first, since the grey moustache concealed all movements of the lips, and something in its timbre disturbed me greatly; but by concentrating my attention I could soon make out its purport surprisingly well.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.