baritone

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UK/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/US/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.toʊn/

noun

The male voice between tenor and bass.

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barilowlow-pitchedbarytonebaritone voicebaritone horn
OriginItalian baritono ← Ancient Greek βαρύτονος →
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Meanings

nounbaritone (plural baritones)

plural baritones · alternative barytone

  1. The male voice between tenor and bass.

    Synonyms: bari

  2. The musical range between tenor and bass.
  3. A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.

    Synonyms: bari

  4. A brass instrument similar to the euphonium, but with a cylindrical bore instead of a conical one; a baritone saxhorn.
  5. alternativehuman sciencesAlternative form of barytone.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe male voice between tenor and bass.

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bari

nounA person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.

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bari

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelower in range than tenor and higher than bass

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lowlow-pitched

nouna male singer

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barytone
Broader
singervocalistvocalizer

nounthe second lowest adult male singing voice

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baritone voice
Broader
singing voice

nounthe second lowest brass wind instrument

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baritone horn
Broader
brassbrass instrument
Also see
baritone hornbarytonelowlow-pitched

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβαρύτονος
  2. Italianbaritono
  3. Englishbaritone

From Italian baritono, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος (barútonos), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + τόνος (tónos, “tone”). Doublet of baryton and barytone.

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Translations

Bulgarian барито́н, баритон
  • барито́н (baritón)male voice
  • баритон (bariton)musical range
  • барито́н (baritón)person, instrument or group
Catalan baríton, baríton
  • barítonmale voice
  • barítonmusical range
  • barítonperson, instrument or group
Chinese Mandarin 男中音
  • 男中音 (nánzhōngyīn)male voice
Danish baryton, baryton
  • barytonmale voice
  • barytonperson, instrument or group
Dutch bariton, bariton
  • baritonmale voice
  • baritonmusical range
Estonian bariton, bariton
  • baritonmale voice
  • baritonmusical range
Finnish baritoni, barytoni
  • baritonimale voice
  • barytonimale voice
  • baritonimusical range
  • baritoniperson, instrument or group
  • baritonitorviinstrument similar to euphonium
French baryton
  • barytonmale voice
German Bariton, Bariton
  • Baritonmale voice
  • Baritonmusical range
Hawaiian leo kāne, leo hāʻoi
  • leo kānemale voice
  • leo hāʻoimusical range
  • pū hāʻoiinstrument similar to euphonium
Hebrew בָּרִיטוֹן
  • בָּרִיטוֹןmale voice
Hungarian bariton, bariton
  • baritonmale voice
  • baritonperson, instrument or group
Icelandic barítón, baríton
  • barítóninstrument similar to euphonium
  • barítoninstrument similar to euphonium
Indonesian bariton, bariton
  • baritonmale voice
  • baritonmusical range
Italian baritono, baritono
  • baritonomale voice
  • baritonomusical range
Japanese バリトン
  • バリトン (bariton)male voice
Korean 바리톤, 남성중음
  • 바리톤 (bariton)male voice
  • 남성중음 (namseongjung'eum)male voice
Māori reo mārū, reo tanguru
  • reo mārūmale voice
  • reo tangurumale voice
Norwegian Bokmål baryton, baryton
  • barytonmale voice
  • barytonperson, instrument or group
  • barytoninstrument similar to euphonium
Polish baryton, baryton
  • barytonmale voice
  • barytonmusical range
  • barytonperson, instrument or group
Portuguese barítono, barítono
  • barítonomale voice
  • barítonomusical range
Russian барито́н, барито́н
  • барито́н (baritón)male voice
  • барито́н (baritón)musical range
Scottish Gaelic baratòn, baratòn
  • baratònmale voice
  • baratònmusical range
  • baratònperson, instrument or group
Slovak barytón, barytón
  • barytónmale voice
  • barytónmusical range
  • barytónperson, instrument or group
Spanish barítono
  • barítonomale voice
Swedish baryton, baryton
  • barytonmale voice
  • barytonperson, instrument or group
Tagalog baritono
  • baritonomale voice

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

baritone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baritone

MLA

“baritone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baritone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baritone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baritone.

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