Timbre (noun)
tam-ber
The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.
The distinctive quality or character of someone or something.
Mid 19th century: from French, from medieval Greek timbanon, from Greek tumpanon ‘drum’.
Example sentences
“His voice had a melodious timbre”
“If nothing else it proved his moral timbre.”
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