Definitions for tone of voice
tone of voice

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. tone, tone of voicenoun

   the quality of a person's voice

   "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tone of voicenoun

   The way someone speaks, as characterised by tone, pitch, speed, rhythm, melody, accent, etc.

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1. tone of voice

   Tone of voice refers to the manner in which a speaker conveys messages verbally. It involves elements such as pitch, volume, pace, and inflections that can express emotional states, attitudes, or personal traits. Beyond the literal meaning of the words, tone of voice can provide cues about the speaker's feelings or intentions, and can influence the listener's perception and interpretation of the message.

Matched Categories

1. • Manner Of Speaking

How to pronounce tone of voice?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tone of voice in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tone of voice in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tone of voice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of tone of voice in a Sentence

1. John Elwood:

   Comments can be misinterpreted, all of us have had experiences online with people that don't know us, and they can't see your gestures, they can't hear your tone of voice and there are many times where people can misinterpret what you say.

2. Alan Kazdin:

   Well, what does the research show? That no fault of anybody but the stress changed the [parent's] tone of voice, it's not about blaming, but I'm saying we put defiance in the child.

3. Rosenstock-Huessy:

   Grammar and logic free language from being at the mercy of the tone of voice. Grammar protects us against misunderstanding the sound of an uttered name; logic protects us against what we say have double meaning.

4. Ashley Ruba:

   Even with masks being worn, little kids can probably still make reasonable inferences about other people's emotions, i like to point out that the face isn't the most important way we communicate our emotions, it is only one way. We also use tone of voice, we have body posture, we have other kinds of contextual clues that kids and adults can use to figure out how people are feeling.

5. Stephen Roach:

   If it is looking at their facial expressions or tone of voice, it might just be them being who they are, they can't know how that platform's going to judge them.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tone of voice
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tone_of_Voice
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com