bass
noun
[ beɪs ]
• the lowest adult male singing voice.
• "his bass voice rings out attractively"
• denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in pitch.
• "a bass clarinet"
Similar:
deep-toned,
deep,
low-pitched,
low-toned,
low,
full-toned,
resonant,
sonorous,
powerful,
rumbling,
booming,
resounding,
baritone,
• the low-frequency output of a radio or audio system, corresponding to the bass in music.
Origin:
late Middle English: alteration of base2, influenced by basso.
bass
noun
• the common European freshwater perch.
• any of a number of fish similar to or related to the perch.
Origin:
late Middle English: alteration of dialect barse, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch baars and German Barsch .
bass
noun
• another term for bast.
Origin:
late 17th century: alteration.
