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Tone
see synonyms of toneNoun
1. tone, tone of voice
the quality of a person's voice
Example Sentences:'he began in a conversational tone''he spoke in a nervous tone of voice'
2. tone
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
Example Sentences:'the Beijing dialect uses four tones'
3. quality, timber, timbre, tone
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
Example Sentences:'the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely''the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet'
4. feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Example Sentences:'the feel of the city excited him''a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting''it had the smell of treason'
5. shade, tincture, tint, tone
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Example Sentences:'after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted'
6. musical note, note, tone
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Example Sentences:'the singer held the note too long'
7. pure tone, tone
a steady sound without overtones
Example Sentences:'they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies'
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Example Sentences:'the doctor tested my tonicity'
10. tone
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Example Sentences:'the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw''from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome'
Verb
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
Example Sentences:'The students chanted the same slogan over and over again'
13. tone
change the color or tone of
Example Sentences:'tone a negative'
14. tone
change to a color image
Example Sentences:'tone a photographic image'
15. strengthen, tone, tone up
give a healthy elasticity to
Example Sentences:'Let's tone our muscles'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Tone
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