· the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
Synonym(s): tone_of_voice
Hypernym(s): manner_of_speaking, speech, delivery
· (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
Hypernym(s): pitch
· (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"
Synonym(s): timbre, timber, quality
Hypernym(s): sound_property
· 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"
Synonym(s): spirit, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
Hypernym(s): atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
· a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
Synonym(s): shade, tint, tincture
Hypernym(s): color, colour, coloring, colouring
· a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
Synonym(s): note, musical_note
Hypernym(s): musical_notation
· a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
Synonym(s): pure_tone
Hypernym(s): sound, auditory_sensation
· the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
Hypernym(s): tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness
· a musical interval of two semitones
Synonym(s): whole_tone, step, whole_step
Hypernym(s): interval, musical_interval
· 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"
Hypernym(s): quality
· utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
Hypernym(s): talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
· vary the pitch of one's speech
Hypernym(s): talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
· change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"
Hypernym(s): discolor, discolour, colour, color
· change to a color image; "tone a photographic image"
Hypernym(s): color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color_in, colour_in
· give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"
Synonym(s): tone_up, strengthen
Hypernym(s): exercise, work_out