tone - noun

the quality of a person's voice

(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages

(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

a steady sound without overtones

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

a musical interval of two semitones

the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author

tone - verb

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
• vary the pitch of one's speech
• change the color or tone of
• change to a color image
• give a healthy elasticity to

tone - thesaurus

chant   feel   feeling   flavor   flavour   inflect   intone   look   modulate   note   quality   shade   smell   spirit   step   strengthen   timber   timbre   tincture   tint   tonicity   tonus