Noun | 1. | tone - the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice" Synonyms: tone of voice |
2. | tone - (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones" | |
3. | tone - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" | |
4. | tone - the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" | |
5. | tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" | |
6. | ![]() Synonyms: musical note, note | |
7. | tone - a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies" Synonyms: pure tone | |
8. | tone - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity" | |
9. | 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; "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 | 1. | tone - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" |
2. | tone - of one's speech, varying the pitch | |
3. | tone - change the color or tone of; "tone a negative" | |
4. | tone - change to a color image; "tone a photographic image" | |
5. | tone - give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" Synonyms: tone up, strengthen |
tone - brightness |