sound property - an attribute of sound

resonance - the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities

coloration, colouration, color, colour - the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"

harshness, roughness - harsh or rough to the ear

mellowness, fullness, richness - the property of a sound that has a rich and pleasing timbre

nasality - a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators

plangency, reverberance, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy, ringing, resonance - having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

shrillness, stridence, stridency - having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound

register - (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner