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Definition of 'Tone'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) tone
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
shrill tones.

2.  tone
quality or character of sound.

3.  tone
vocal sound; the sound made by vibrating muscular bands in the larynx.

4.  tone
a particular quality, way of sounding, modulation, or intonation of the voice.

5.  tone
an accent peculiar to a person, people, locality, etc., or a characteristic mode of sounding words in speech.

6.  tone
a pitch or movement in pitch serving to distinguish two words otherwise composed of the same sounds, as in Chinese.

7.  tone
the pitch, relative pitch, or change in pitch of a syllable, word, phrase, etc.

8.  tone
a musical sound of definite pitch, consisting of several partial tones, the lowest being the fundamental and the others the harmonics or overtones.

9.  tone
a quality of color with reference to the degree of absorption or reflection of light; a tint or shade; value.

10.  tone
a slight modification of a given color; hue.

11.  tone
the prevailing effect of harmony of color and values.

12.  tone
the normal state of tension or responsiveness of the organs or tissues of the body.

13.  tone
that state of the body or of an organ in which all its functions are performed with healthy vigor.

14.  tone
a normal healthy mental condition.

15.  tone
a particular mental state or disposition.

16.  tone
a particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood.

17.  tone
prevailing character or style, as of manners, morals, or philosophical outlook:
the liberal tone of the 1960s.

18.  tone
style, distinction, or elegance.

19. (v.t.) tone
to sound with a particular tone.

20.  tone
to give the proper tone to (a musical instrument).

21.  tone
to modify the tone or general coloring of.

22.  tone
to give the desired tone to (a painting, drawing, etc.).

23.  tone
to render as specified in tone or coloring.

24.  tone
to modify the tone or character of.

25.  tone
to give or restore physical or mental tone to.

26. (v.i.) tone
to take on a particular tone; assume color or tint.

27.  tone
tone down,

28.  tone
to become or cause to become softened or moderated.

29.  tone
to make (a painted color) less intense in hue; subdue.

30.  tone
tone up,

31.  tone
to give a higher or stronger tone to.

32.  tone
to gain or cause to gain in tone or strength.

Etymology: (1275–1325; ME (n.) < L tonus < Gk tónos cord, band, pitch, tone, der. of teínein to stretch)

Definition of 'Tone'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) tone, tone of voice
the quality of a person's voice
"he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"

2. (noun) 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. (noun) timbre, timber, quality, 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. (noun) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
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. (noun) shade, tint, tincture, tone
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

6. (noun) note, musical note, tone
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
"the singer held the note too long"

7. (noun) tone, pure tone
a steady sound without overtones
"they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"

8. (noun) tonicity, tonus, tone
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
"the doctor tested my tonicity"

9. (noun) tone, whole tone, step, whole step
a musical interval of two semitones

10. (verb) 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"

11. (verb) tone, chant, intone
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
"The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

12. (verb) tone, inflect, modulate
vary the pitch of one's speech

13. (verb) tone
change the color or tone of
"tone a negative"

14. (verb) tone
change to a color image
"tone a photographic image"

15. (verb) tone, tone up, strengthen
give a healthy elasticity to
"Let's tone our muscles"

Definition of 'Tone'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) tone
the quality of a sound
a high-pitched tone; I could tell he was angry from the tone of his voice.

2.  tone
the atmosphere or feeling of sth
a friendly tone

3.  tone
a sound or beep that signals sth
Leave your message after the tone.

4.  tone
a color or shade of a color
skin tone; decorated in muted tones

5.  tone
how firm your skin, body, etc. is
excellent muscle tone

Definition of 'Tone'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Tone
sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone

2. (noun) Tone
accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion

3. (noun) Tone
a whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a tone

4. (noun) Tone
a sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones

5. (noun) Tone
the larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a semitone as, a whole tone too flat; raise it a tone

6. (noun) Tone
the peculiar quality of sound in any voice or instrument; as, a rich tone, a reedy tone

7. (noun) Tone
a mode or tune or plain chant; as, the Gregorian tones

8. (noun) Tone
that state of a body, or of any of its organs or parts, in which the animal functions are healthy and performed with due vigor

9. (noun) Tone
tonicity; as, arterial tone

10. (noun) Tone
state of mind; temper; mood

11. (noun) Tone
tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks was commendatory

12. (noun) Tone
general or prevailing character or style, as of morals, manners, or sentiment, in reference to a scale of high and low; as, a low tone of morals; a tone of elevated sentiment; a courtly tone of manners

13. (noun) Tone
the general effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, together with color in the case of a painting; -- commonly used in a favorable sense; as, this picture has tone

14. (verb) Tone
to utter with an affected tone

15. (verb) Tone
to give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See Tune, v. t

16. (verb) Tone
to bring, as a print, to a certain required shade of color, as by chemical treatment

Translation of 'Tone'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (the quality of) a sound, especially a voice He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.
Afrikaans: toon	Arabic: نَغْمَه، طَنين	Bulgarian: тон
Brazilian: tom	Czech: tón, zvuk	German: der Ton
Danish: tone	Greek: τόνος, ήχος	Spanish: tono
Estonian: toon, kõla	Farsi: صدا	Finnish: äänensävy
French: ton	Hebrew: נִימָה	Hindi: तान
Croatian: ton, boja glasa	Hungarian: hang; tónus	Indonesian: suara
Icelandic: tónn	Italian: tono	Japanese: 声の調子
Korean: 소리	Lithuanian: tonas	Latvian: tonis
Malay: nada	Dutch: toon	Norwegian: klang, tone(fall)
Polish: ton	Persian: صدا	Pashto: غاړه، لحن، ږغ: لهجه ( دوي
Portuguese: tom	Romanian: ton, timbru	Russian: тон; тембр
Slovak: tón, zvuk	Slovenian: ton	Serbian: ton
Swedish: ton, tonfall	Thai: คุณภาพของเสียง	Turkish: ton (ses)
Taiwanese: 音調，語調	Ukrainian: тон	Urdu: آواز
Vietnamese: giọng	Chinese: 音调，语调
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