[syn: alto, contralto]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), n. [It., fr. contra + alto.
See Alto.] (Mus.)
(a) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female
voices; the alto or counter tenor.
(b) the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice
is a contralto; she is a contralto.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below
middle C, to the C above that; though exceptionally it
embraces two octaves.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), a. (Mus.)
Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music
called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
contralto
adj 1: of or being the lowest female voice [syn: alto,
contralto]
n 1: a woman singer having a contralto voice
2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: contralto, alto]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
82 Moby Thesaurus words for "contralto":
Heldentenor, Meistersinger, accompaniment, alto, aria singer,
baritenor, baritone, bass, basso, basso buffo, basso cantante,
basso continuo, basso ostinato, basso profundo, bassus,
blues singer, canary, cantatrice, canto, cantor, cantus,
cantus figuratus, cantus planus, caroler, chanter, chantress,
coloratura soprano, comic bass, continuo, countertenor, crooner,
deep, deep bass, deep-echoing, deep-pitched, deep-toned,
deepmouthed, descant, diva, dramatic soprano, drone, figured bass,
grave, ground bass, heavy, heroic tenor, hollow, hymner,
improvisator, lead singer, lieder singer, line, low, low-pitched,
melodist, mezzo-soprano, opera singer, part, plain chant,
plain song, prick song, prima donna, psalm singer,
rock-and-roll singer, sepulchral, singer, singstress, songbird,
songster, songstress, soprano, tenor, thorough bass, torch singer,
treble, undersong, vocalist, vocalizer, voice, voice part, warbler,
yodeler