Associations to the word «Timbre»

Wiktionary

TIMBRE, noun. The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
TIMBRE, noun. (heraldry) The crest on a coat of arms.

Dictionary definition

TIMBRE, noun. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley