choirboys
Robed young vocalists
Choirboys are boys who sing in a choir, especially in a church or cathedral setting.
The singular choirboy often appears figuratively to suggest innocence or moral purity: He's no choirboy means someone has a checkered past or questionable character.
The image draws on the traditional association of church choirs with wholesomeness and propriety.
Highest female voice range
- altoLower female voice
- trebleHigh frequency range
- descantOrnamental upper melody
- anthemOfficial song of praise
hymn · canticle · motet · cantata · requiem · mass · oratorio · psalm
High frequency range
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- altoLower female voice
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
pitch · harmony · blend · resonance · intonation · vibrato · phrasing · diction
Bishop's principal church
- chapelSmall worship room
- vestryChurch robing chamber
- sacristyChurch storage and preparation room
- naveChurch's main interior
chancel · organist · vicar · rector · bishop · congregation · service · evensong
Divinely pure and good
- cherubicInnocently sweet-faced
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- guilelessFree from deceit
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
innocent · childlike · fresh-faced · earnest · sincere · unblemished · wide-eyed · naive
Informal term for boys
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- schoolboysMale children in education
- pupilsStudents or eye openings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
boarding school · scholarship · audition · training · discipline · mischief · pranks · camaraderie
soprano
Highest female voice range
anthem · hymn · canticle · motet · cantata · requiem · mass · oratorio · psalm · evensong
treble
High frequency range
falsetto · pitch · harmony · blend · resonance · intonation · vibrato · phrasing · diction · projection
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
nave · chancel · organist · vicar · rector · bishop · congregation · service · evensong · matins
angelic
Divinely pure and good
wholesome · innocent · childlike · fresh-faced · earnest · sincere · unblemished · wide-eyed · naive · trustful
lads
Informal term for boys
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- schoolboysMale children in education
- pupilsStudents or eye openings
students · boarding school · scholarship · audition · training · discipline · mischief · pranks · camaraderie · dormitory
- church choirchorister, alto, soprano, tenor, treble
- English Choralanthems, motets, evensong, cathedral choirs, church choirs
choirboysdelinquents
Young criminals or troublemakers
juvenile delinquents · troublemakers · hooligans · thugs · criminals
choirboyscongregation
Assembled group of worshippers
parishioners · worshippers · churchgoers · listeners · audience