Noun: soprano (sopranos) su'prã-now
- The highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
"The soprano hit the high C effortlessly"; "The boy soprano's clear voice rang out in the cathedral"
- A female singer with the highest vocal range of all the voice types
"The soprano's high notes were breathtaking"
- The pitch range of the highest female voice
"Her clear soprano voice soared above the choir";
- treble
Derived forms: sopranos
See also: high, high-pitched
Type of: pitch, singer, singing voice, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer
Encyclopedia: Soprano