Meaning | An attribute of sound. |
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Narrower | dissonance | Disagreeable sounds |
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harmony | An agreeable sound property |
musicality, musicalness | The property of sounding like music |
pitch | The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration |
registration | (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music |
rhythmicity | The rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music |
silence, quiet | The absence of sound |
softness | A sound property that is free from loudness or stridency |
sound | The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause |
timbre, timber, quality, tone | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) |
volume, loudness, intensity | The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) |
Broader | property | A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class |
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