nounWord forms: plural-pranos or -prani (-ˈprɑːniː)
1.
the highest adult female voice, having a range approximately from middle C to the A a thirteenth above it
2.
the voice of a young boy before puberty
3.
a singer with such a voice
4.
the highest part of a piece of harmony
5.
a.
the highest or second highest instrument in a family of instruments
b.
(as modifier)
a soprano saxophone
See also treble
Word origin
C18: from Italian, from sopra above, from Latin suprā
All related terms of 'soprani'
sop
You describe something as a sop to a person when they are offered something small or unimportant in order to prevent them from getting angry or causing trouble .
sopranist
the highest adult female voice , having a range approximately from middle C to the A a thirteenth above it
soprano
A soprano is a woman , girl , or boy with a high singing voice.
boy soprano
a young male singer whose voice is in the soprano range and has not yet broken, esp one who performs solo
mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano is a female singer who sings with a higher range than a contralto but a lower range than a soprano.
coloratura soprano
(in 18th- and 19th-century arias ) a florid virtuoso passage
coloratura
Coloratura is very complicated and difficult music for a solo singer , especially in opera .