What does treble mean?

treble means "having or denoting a high range". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in treble?

treble has 2 syllables: tre-ble. The stress falls on "tre". In IPA it is /ˈtɹɛbəl/.

What is another word for treble?

Close synonyms include soprano, threefold, three-fold, triple, ternary. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is treble a common word?

treble is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

treble — meaning, pronunciation and 7 definitions

adjective

4 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
having or denoting a high range
“soprano voice”
“soprano sax”
“the boy still had a fine treble voice”
“the treble clef”
Synonymssoprano
Similarhigh
2.
three times as great or many
“a claim for treble (or triple) damages”
“a threefold increase”
Synonymsthreefold three-fold triple
Similarmultiple
3.
having three units or components or elements
“a ternary operation”
“a treble row of red beads”
“overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”
“triple time has three beats per measure”
“triplex windows”
Synonymsternary triple triplex
Similarmultiple
4.
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
“a double (or dual) role for an actor”
“the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence”
“every episode has its double and treble meaning”
Synonymsdouble dual twofold two-fold threefold three-fold
Similarmultiple

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
sing treble
Broadersing
2.
increase threefold
“Triple your income!”
Synonymstriple
Broadermultiply

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the pitch range of the highest female voice
Synonymssoprano
Broaderpitch

Other forms of treble

plural: trebles·
past tense: trebled·
present participle: trebling·
comparative: trebler·
superlative: treblest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about treble

What does treble mean?: treble means "having or denoting a high range". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in treble?: treble has 2 syllables: tre-ble. The stress falls on "tre". In IPA it is /ˈtɹɛbəl/.
What is another word for treble?: Close synonyms include soprano, threefold, three-fold, triple, ternary. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is treble a common word?: treble is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for treble come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

4 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
having or denoting a high range
“soprano voice”
“soprano sax”
“the boy still had a fine treble voice”
“the treble clef”
Synonymssoprano
Similarhigh
2.
three times as great or many
“a claim for treble (or triple) damages”
“a threefold increase”
Synonymsthreefold three-fold triple
Similarmultiple
3.
having three units or components or elements
“a ternary operation”
“a treble row of red beads”
“overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”
“triple time has three beats per measure”
“triplex windows”
Synonymsternary triple triplex
Similarmultiple
4.
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
“a double (or dual) role for an actor”
“the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence”
“every episode has its double and treble meaning”
Synonymsdouble dual twofold two-fold threefold three-fold
Similarmultiple

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
sing treble
Broadersing
2.
increase threefold
“Triple your income!”
Synonymstriple
Broadermultiply

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the pitch range of the highest female voice
Synonymssoprano
Broaderpitch

Other forms of treble

plural: trebles·
past tense: trebled·
present participle: trebling·
comparative: trebler·
superlative: treblest·

Questions about treble

What does treble mean?: treble means "having or denoting a high range". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in treble?: treble has 2 syllables: tre-ble. The stress falls on "tre". In IPA it is /ˈtɹɛbəl/.
What is another word for treble?: Close synonyms include soprano, threefold, three-fold, triple, ternary. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is treble a common word?: treble is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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