countertenor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
Types & categories
- alto hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
Related & opposite
- countertenor derivation
- high-pitched similar to
Sense 3 noun
the highest adult male singing voice
Types & categories
- singing voice hypernym
Related & opposite
- countertenor derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | alto |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | countertenor |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | high-pitched |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | countertenor |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | singing voice |