basso profundo
noun
bas·so pro·fun·do
ˌba-(ˌ)sō-prə-ˈfən-(ˌ)dō 
ˌbä-,
-ˈfu̇n-
plural basso profundos
: a deep heavy bass voice with an exceptionally low range
also
: a person having this voice
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All of this is accompanied by a throbbing, repetitive, and mind-blanking score by Philip Glass that's heavy on brass, synthesizers, and basso profundo chanting.
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Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
That booming basso profundo, conveying instant dignity or menace, was Jones’ signature instrument.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
And eventually the instrument Jones developed there — a resonant basso profundo that carried majesty and subtlety in its velvet folds — proved the key to financial success and an eternal spot in the pop culture pantheon.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2024
To continue the musical analogy, the Jean-Pierre Large Morgon from Beaujolais adds an earthy basso profundo.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
As the God of Love, Phillip Bullock travels from airy falsetto to basso profundo depths.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
Around the communal farmhouse table, guests recount stories over minke whale carpaccio and local reindeer, while the silence outside is punctuated only by the occasional basso profundo of an avalanche beginning to rumble somewhere along the valley.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2022
Bogdanov’s low range would make a basso profundo proud.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
Days earlier at practice, no player was out of range of Inserra’s basso profundo voice, which capably battled low-flying jets from nearby O’Hare International Airport for decibel dominance.
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022
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Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
That booming basso profundo, conveying instant dignity or menace, was Jones’ signature instrument.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
And eventually the instrument Jones developed there — a resonant basso profundo that carried majesty and subtlety in its velvet folds — proved the key to financial success and an eternal spot in the pop culture pantheon.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2024
To continue the musical analogy, the Jean-Pierre Large Morgon from Beaujolais adds an earthy basso profundo.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
As the God of Love, Phillip Bullock travels from airy falsetto to basso profundo depths.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
Around the communal farmhouse table, guests recount stories over minke whale carpaccio and local reindeer, while the silence outside is punctuated only by the occasional basso profundo of an avalanche beginning to rumble somewhere along the valley.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2022
Bogdanov’s low range would make a basso profundo proud.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
Days earlier at practice, no player was out of range of Inserra’s basso profundo voice, which capably battled low-flying jets from nearby O’Hare International Airport for decibel dominance.
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022
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