Tone Meaning
There are 15 meaning(s) for word Tone
Meaning 1 : a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Synonyms : shade, tincture, tint
Synonyms : shade, tincture, tint
Meaning 2 : the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Synonyms : tonicity, tonus
Synonyms : tonicity, tonus
Meaning 3 : the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Example : a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
Synonyms : feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit
Example : a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
Synonyms : feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit
Meaning 4 : a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Synonyms : musical note, note
Synonyms : musical note, note
Meaning 5 : give a healthy elasticity to
Example : Let's tone our muscles
Synonyms : strengthen, tone up
Example : Let's tone our muscles
Synonyms : strengthen, tone up
Meaning 6 : (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
Example : the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
Synonyms : quality, timber, timbre
Example : the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
Synonyms : quality, timber, timbre
Meaning 8 : the quality of a person's voice
Example : he began in a conversational tone,he spoke in a nervous tone of voice
Synonyms : tone of voice
Example : he began in a conversational tone,he spoke in a nervous tone of voice
Synonyms : tone of voice
Meaning 11 : a steady sound without overtones
Example : they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies
Synonyms : pure tone
Example : they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies
Synonyms : pure tone
Meaning 12 : change the color or tone of
Example : tone a negative
Example : tone a negative
Meaning 13 : change to a color image
Example : tone a photographic image
Example : tone a photographic image
Meaning 14 : (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
Example : the Beijing dialect uses four tones
Example : the Beijing dialect uses four tones
Meaning 15 : the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Example : 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
Example : 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
How to Pronounce Tone
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