falsetto Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
  2. adjective satellite artificially high; above the normal voice range
    • a falsetto voice

WordNet

Fal*set"to noun
Etymology
It. falsetto, dim. fr. L. falsus. See False.
Wordforms
plural Falsettos
Definitions
  1. A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice.

Webster 1913