treble.
Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music.
Meaning & usage
Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music.
Threefold, triple.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.
Trebly; triply.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.
The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.
A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.
The highest tuned in a ring of bells.
Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
A threefold quantity or number; something having three parts or having been tripled.
A drink with three portions of alcohol; a triple
Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the segment.
Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.
Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season. A win in the top league, top national cup and top continental cup in the same season.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.
To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.
To become multiplied by three or increased threefold.
To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.
To utter in a treble key; to whine.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.
Alternative form of tribble (“frame for drying paper”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.