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View synonyms for bass
bass
1[ beys ]
adjective
- low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range:
a bass voice; a bass instrument.
- of or relating to the lowest part in harmonic music.
noun
- the bass part.
- a bass voice, singer, or instrument.
bass
2[ bas ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) bass, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) bass·es.
- any of numerous edible, spiny-finned, freshwater or marine fishes of the families Serranidae and Centrarchidae.
- (originally) the European perch, Perca fluviatilis.
Bass
4[ bas ]
noun
- Sam, 1851–78, U.S. outlaw: bank and train robber in the West.
bass
1/ beɪs /
noun
- the lowest adult male voice usually having a range from E a 13th below middle C to D a tone above it
- a singer with such a voice
- the bassthe lowest part in a piece of harmony See also thorough bass
- informal.short for bass guitar double bass
- the low-frequency component of an electrical audio signal, esp in a record player or tape recorder
- the knob controlling this on such an instrument
adjective
- relating to or denoting the bass
the bass part
bass pitch
- denoting the lowest and largest instrument in a family
a bass trombone
bass
2/ bæs /
noun
- any of various sea perches, esp Morone labrax , a popular game fish with one large spiny dorsal fin separate from a second smaller one See also sea bass stone bass
- the European perch See perch 2
- any of various predatory North American freshwater percoid fishes, such as Micropterus salmoides , ( largemouth bass ): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)
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Other Words From
- bassly adverb
- bassness noun
- bassy adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bass1
C15 bas base 1; modern spelling influenced by basso
Origin of bass2
C15: changed from base ², influenced by Italian basso low
Origin of bass3
C17: changed from bast
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