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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"
pitch the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature
tone - the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
tone of voice
manner of speaking, delivery, speech your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
note a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
rotundity, roundness the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
tone - a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
pure tone
auditory sensation, sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
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"
tone - a musical interval of two semitones
whole tone, step, whole step
tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
note, musical note
musical notation (music) notation used by musicians
musical scale, scale a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
keynote, tonic a fundamental or central idea
supertonic (music) the second note of a diatonic scale
mediant (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
subdominant (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale
dominant (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
submediant (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
leading tone, subtonic (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale
pedal point, pedal a sustained bass note
trill, shake a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
middle c the note designated by the first ledger line below the treble staff; 261.63 hertz
chord a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
passing note, passing tone a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes
semibreve, whole note a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
half note, minim a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
quarter note, crotchet a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
eighth note, quaver a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
semiquaver, sixteenth note a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
demisemiquaver, thirty-second note a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note
hemidemisemiquaver, sixty-fourth note a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
acciaccatura, appoggiatura, grace note an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
blue note a flattened third or seventh
tone - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
tonicity, tonus
amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
tensity, tautness, tenseness, tension the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"
muscular tissue, muscle authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
catatonia extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
muscle tone, muscular tonus normal tonicity of the muscles; "exercise improves muscle tone"
myotonia abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction
hypertonia, hypertonus, hypertonicity (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
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"
timbre, timber, quality
sound property an attribute of sound
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
harmonic any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
resonance the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
coloration, colouration, color, colour choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
nasality a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators
plangency, reverberance, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy, ringing, resonance having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
stridence, stridency, shrillness having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
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"
spirit, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
ambiance, ambience, atmosphere the atmosphere of an environment
hollywood the film industry of the United States
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"
shade, tint, tincture
coloring, colouring, color, colour the act or process of changing the color of something
mellowness geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana
richness a strong deep vividness of hue; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room"

Verb
tone - vary the pitch of one's speech
inflect, modulate
mouth, utter, verbalise, verbalize, speak, talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
tone - change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"
discolour, discolor, color, colour change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
tone - change to a color image; "tone a photographic image"
color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, color, colour add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
tone - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
chant, intone
mouth, utter, verbalise, verbalize, speak, talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
tone - give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"
tone up, strengthen
exercise, work out do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"
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Substantiv
tone - A specific pitch.
tone - In the diatonic scale An interval of a major second.
tone - In a Gregorian chant A recitational melody.
tone - The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
tone - General character, mood, or trend.
tone - The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
tone - The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
tone - The shade or quality of a colour.
tone - The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ. see also: tonus.
tone - The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
tone - Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

Verb
tone - To give a particular tone to.
tone - To change the colour of.
tone - To make something firmer.
tone - To harmonize, especially in colour.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) tone
  • Presens: tone / tones
  • Preteritum: toned
  • Perfektum: (have) toned

Substantiv

  • Entall: tone
  • Flertall: tones

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