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tone
noun(tone)
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Synonyms: shade, tincture, tint,
tone
noun(tone)
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Synonyms: tonicity, tonus,
tone
noun(tone)
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Synonyms: feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit,
Examples:
A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting.
tone
noun(tone)
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Synonyms: musical note, note,
tone
verb(tone)
give a healthy elasticity to
Synonyms: strengthen, tone up,
Examples:
Let's tone our muscles.
tone
noun(tone)
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
Synonyms: quality, timber, timbre,
Examples:
The muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet.
tone
noun(tone)
a musical interval of two semitones
Synonyms: step, whole step, whole tone,
tone
noun(tone)
the quality of a person's voice
Synonyms: tone of voice,
Examples:
He began in a conversational tone.
He spoke in a nervous tone of voice.
tone
verb(tone)
vary the pitch of one's speech
Synonyms: inflect, modulate,
tone
verb(tone)
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
Synonyms: chant, intone,
tone
noun(tone)
a steady sound without overtones
Synonyms: pure tone,
Examples:
They tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies.
tone
verb(tone)
change the color or tone of
Examples:
Tone a negative.
tone
verb(tone)
change to a color image
Examples:
Tone a photographic image.
tone
noun(tone)
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
Examples:
The Beijing dialect uses four tones.
tone
noun(tone)
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Examples:
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.

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