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Meaning
Noun
●
In Music:
A specific pitch.
●
In Music:
(in the
diatonic scale
) An
interval
of
a major
second.
●
In Music:
(in a Gregorian
chant
) A
recitational
melody.
●
The
character
of a
sound
, especially the
timbre
of an
instrument
or voice.
●
In Linguistics:
The
pitch
of a
word
that
distinguishes
a
difference
in
meaning
,
for example
in Chinese.
●
A
whining
style
of
speaking
; a
kind of
mournful
or
artificial
strain
of
voice
; an
affected
speaking
with a
measured
rhythm
and a
regular
rise
and
fall
of the
voice
.
●
In Literature:
The
manner
in which
speech
or
writing
is expressed.
●
State of
mind
;
temper
; mood.
●
The
shade
or quality of a colour.
●
The
favourable
effect of a
picture
produced
by the
combination
of
light
and
shade
, or of colours.
●
The
definition
and
firmness
of a
muscle
or
organ
;
see also
: tonus.
●
In Biology:
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.
●
In Biology:
Normal
tension
or
responsiveness
to stimuli.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
a gun
●
The general
character
,
atmosphere
,
mood
, or
vibe
(of a
situation
, place, etc.).
●
The quality of being
respectable
or admirable.
Verb
●
to give a particular
tone
to
●
to change the
colour
of
●
to make (something) firmer
●
to
utter
with an
affected
tone.
Pron
●
the one
(of two)
Name
●
A
male
given name
, a
short form
of Anthony/Antony
●
A
river
in Somerset, England, which
flows
into the River Parrett.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
tone
English
ton
French
tonus
Latin
τόνος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
τείνω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
tuus
Latin
tone
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Color
Colour
Dye
Paint
Tint
Firm
Whole Tone
Firm Up
Tone Up
Related
Intonation
Voice
Timbre
Inflection
Accent
Demeanor
Style
Color
Tonality
Phrasing
Sound
Colour
Mood
Diction
Melody
Cadence
Rhythm
Speech
Message
Attitude
Character
Hue
Appearance
Humour
Theme
Phrase
Texture
Vibe
Emotion
Temper
Speaker
Pitch
Atmosphere
Dialogue
Touch
Humor
Language
Wording
Soothe
Sounds
Calm
Story
Posture
Imagery
Colors
Personality
Feeling
Light
Narrative
Intensity
Accents
Persona
Contour
Loudness
Lift
Text
Tempo
Narration
Body Language
Facial Expression
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Rhymes
Own
Sone
Cone
Moan
Joan
Sown
Lone
Rown
Tone
Bone
Hone
Pone
Loan
Zone
Mown
Tone
Roan
Sewn
Shown
Rhone
Slone
Scone
Sloan
Drone
Grown
Groan
Atone
Phone
Prone
Stone
Slown
SaôNe
Thone
Shone
Crone
Clone
Alone
Flown
Blown
Rhone
Intone
Malone
Bemoan
Maroon
Tyrone
Enzone
Crosne
Disown
Throne
Simone
Depone
Thrown
Theron
Palone
Calzone
Condone
Sabayon
Prepone
Cologne
Propone
Enthrone
Outgrown
Postpone
Overblown
Overgrown
Overthrown
Disenthrone
Sine Qua Non
Eau De Cologne
Sine Quibus Non
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