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Tone

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Noun

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'

8. tone, tonicity, tonus

the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

Example Sentences:
'the doctor tested my tonicity'

9. step, tone, whole step, whole tone

a musical interval of two semitones

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

11. chant, intone, tone

utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

Example Sentences:
'The students chanted the same slogan over and over again'

12. inflect, modulate, tone

vary the pitch of one's speech

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.


Tone

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noun
1. 
sound with reference to quality, pitch, or volume
2.  short for tone colour
3. US and Canadian another word for note (sense 10)
4. 
(in acoustic analysis) a sound resulting from periodic or regular vibrations, composed either of a simple sinusoidal waveform (pure tone) or of several such waveforms superimposed upon one main one (compound tone)
5. 
an interval of a major second; whole tone
6. Also called: Gregorian tone
any of several plainsong melodies or other chants used in the singing of psalms
7. linguistics
any of the pitch levels or pitch contours at which a syllable may be pronounced, such as high tone, falling tone, etc
8. 
the quality or character of a sound
a nervous tone of voice
9. 
general aspect, quality, or style
I didn't like the tone of his speech
10. 
high quality or style
to lower the tone of a place
11. 
the quality of a given colour, as modified by mixture with white or black; shade; tint
a tone of red
12. physiology
a. 
the normal tension of a muscle at rest
b. 
the natural firmness of the tissues and normal functioning of bodily organs in health
13. 
the overall effect of the colour values and gradations of light and dark in a picture
14. photography
a colour or shade of colour, including black or grey, of a particular area on a negative or positive that can be distinguished from surrounding lighter or darker areas
verb
15. (intransitive; often foll by with)
to be of a matching or similar tone (to)
the curtains tone with the carpet
16. (transitive)
to give a tone to or correct the tone of
17. photography (transitive)
to soften or change the colour of the tones of (a photographic image) by chemical means
18. (transitive)
to give greater firmness or strength to (the body or a part of the body)
19.  an archaic word for intone
noun
(Theobald) Wolfe. 1763–98, Irish nationalist, who founded (1791) the Society of United Irishmen and led (1798) French military forces to Ireland. He was captured and sentenced to death but died by suicide

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Tone

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noun
1. 
a. 
a vocal or musical sound
b. 
its quality
2. 
an intonation, pitch, modulation, etc. of the voice that expresses a particular meaning or feeling of the speaker
a tone of contempt
3. 
a manner of speaking or writing that shows a certain attitude on the part of the speaker or writer, consisting in choice of words, phrasing, etc.
the friendly tone of her letter
4. 
normal resilience or elasticity
rubber that has lost its tone
5. 
a. 
the prevailing or predominant style, character, spirit, trend, morale, or state of morals of a place or period
the cultured tone of their house
b. 
distinctive style; elegance
paintings that lent the room tone
6. 
a. 
a quality or value of color; tint; shade
b. 
any of the slight modifications of a particular color; hue
three tones of green
7.  Linguistics
a. 
the relative height of pitch with which a syllable, word, etc. is pronounced
b. 
the relative height of pitch that is a phoneme of a language and distinguishes meaning, as in the tone languages
8.  Music
a. 
a sound that is distinct and identifiable by its regularity of vibration, or constant pitch (as distinguished from a noise), and that may be put into harmonic relation with other such sounds
b. 
the simple or fundamental tone of a musical sound as distinguished from its overtones
c. 
any one of the full intervals of a diatonic scale; whole step
d. 
any of several recitation melodies used in singing the psalms in plainsong
9.  Painting
the effect produced by the combination of light, shade, and color
10.  Physiology
a. 
the condition of an organism, organ, or part with reference to its normal, healthy functioning
b. 
the normal tension, or resistance to stretch, of a healthy muscle, independent of that caused by voluntary innervation; tonus
verb transitiveWord forms: toned or ˈtoning
11.  Rare
intone
12. 
to give a tone to; specif., to give the proper or desired tone to (a musical instrument, a painting, etc.)
13. 
to change the tone of
14.  Photography
to change or alter the color of (a print) by chemical means
verb intransitive
15. 
to assume a tone

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Tone

see synonyms of tone
n.
1. Music
a. A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
b. The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
c. A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.
2.
a. The quality or character of sound.
b. The characteristic quality or timbre of a particular instrument or voice.
3.
a. The pitch of a word used to determine its meaning or to distinguish differences in meaning.
b. The particular or relative pitch of a word, phrase, or sentence.
4. Manner of expression in speech or writing: took an angry tone with the reporters.
5. A general quality, effect, or atmosphere: a room with an elegant tone.
6.
a. A color or shade of color: light tones of blue.
b. Quality of color: The green wallpaper had a particularly somber tone.
7. The general effect in painting of light, color, and shade.
8. Physiology
a. The normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles.
b. Normal firmness of a tissue or an organ.
v. toned, ton·ing, tones
v.tr.
1. To give a particular tone or inflection to.
2. To soften or change the color of (a painting or photographic negative, for example).
3. To sound monotonously; intone.
4. To make firmer or stronger. Often used with up: exercises that tone up the body.
v.intr.
1. To assume a particular color quality.
2. To harmonize in color.
Irish nationalist who was a founder of the Society of the United Irishmen and worked for Catholic emancipation. He participated in a failed French invasion of Ireland (1796), was captured, and died in prison.

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