a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
<noun.attribute> [ adj ]
artificially high; above the normal voice range
<adj.all> a falsetto voice
Falsetto \Fal*set"to\, n.; pl. {Falsettos}. [It. falsetto, dim. fr. L. falsus. See {False}.] 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}.
high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill, sharp}; {screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing}; {soprano, treble}; {sopranino}; {tenor}]
Syn: high. [WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep. [WordNet 1.5]
Charged falsetto shrieks flew out of the dark like frightening coiled serpents.
Out front Moody, hamming up the vocals in a quavering falsetto, is clearly relishing the limelight.
Alvin and the "Chipmunks 30th Anniversary" chirp falsetto through another Christmas on Dec. 8 at 8 p.m.