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tone
The quality of a person's voice
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noun
The quality of a person's voice
“He began in a conversational tone”
noun
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
“The Beijing dialect uses four tones”
noun
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
“The timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely”
noun
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
“The feel of the city excited him”
noun
A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
“After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted”
noun
A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
“The singer held the note too long”
noun
A steady sound without overtones
“They tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies”
noun
The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
“The doctor tested my tonicity”
noun
A musical interval of two semitones
noun
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”
verb C1
Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
“The students chanted the same slogan over and over again”
verb C1
Vary the pitch of one's speech
verb C1
Change the color or tone of
“Tone a negative”
verb C1
Change to a color image
“Tone a photographic image”
verb C1
Give a healthy elasticity to
“Let's tone our muscles”
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He began in a conversational tone
He spoke in a nervous tone of voice
The Beijing dialect uses four tones
The timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
The muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
The feel of the city excited him
A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
It had the smell of treason
After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
The singer held the note too long
They tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies
The doctor tested my tonicity
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
The students chanted the same slogan over and over again
Tone a negative
Tone a photographic image
Let's tone our muscles
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