adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to coloratura.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She has a lighter and more coloratura voice.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
coloratura
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kɒləɹəˈtjʊɹə/
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rhymes with -ʊəɹə
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 L ER0 AH0 T UH1 R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A singer of such passages, especially a soprano.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
singing with florid ornamentation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: singing, vocalizing
noun
Meaning 5
a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coloratura soprano
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soprano
Narrower terms: Callas, Maria Callas, Maria Meneghini Callas, Melba, Dame Nellie Melba, Helen Porter Mitchell, Pons, Lily Pons, Alice-Josephine Pons
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian coloratura, from Late Latin colōrātūra, from colōrāre (“to colour”).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kuviolaulu — fancy passage in vocal music
- Finnish: koloratuuri — fancy passage in vocal music
- French: colorature — fancy passage in vocal music
- German: Koloratur — fancy passage in vocal music
- Italian: coloratura — fancy passage in vocal music
- Polish: koloratura — fancy passage in vocal music
- Portuguese: coloratura — fancy passage in vocal music
- Finnish: koloratuurilaulaja — type of singer
- Finnish: koloratuurisopraano — type of singer