tone
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
Scrabble score for tone
Scrabble score = 4
generated at 02:53:08 on 01-12-23
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