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   tone

   /təʊn/

   noun

   • 1. a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength: "they were speaking in hushed tones" Similar timbresoundsound qualityvoicevoice qualitycolourtone colourtonalityresonancering
   • ▪ a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood: "a firm tone of voice" Similar intonationtone of voicemode of expressionexpressioninflectionpitchmodulationaccentuation
   • ▪ a musical note or other sound used as a signal on a telephone or answering machine. Similar notebeepbleepmeepwhinebuzzwarbleburrsignal
   • 2. the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.: "my friend and I lowered the tone with our oafish ways" Similar moodqualityfeelstylenoteairattitudecharacterspiritflavourgraintemperhumoureffecttenorveindriftgist
   • ▪ an atmosphere of respectability or class: informal "they don't feel he gives the place tone"
   • 3. a basic interval in classical Western music, equal to two semitones and separating, for example, the first and second notes of an ordinary scale (such as C and D, or E and F sharp); a major second: "the B flat clarinet's part is written one tone higher than the pitch required"
   • 4. the particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a colour: "stained glass in vivid tones of red and blue" Similar tintshadecolourhuetingecasttincture
   • ▪ the general effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture.
   • ▪ a slight degree of difference in the intensity of a colour.
   • 5. (in some languages, such as Chinese) a particular pitch pattern on a syllable used to make semantic distinctions.
   • ▪ (in some languages, such as English) intonation on a word or phrase used to add functional meaning.
   • 6. the normal level of firmness or slight contraction in a resting muscle: "a reduction of muscle tone"
   • ▪ the normal level of activity in a nerve fibre: "vagal tone"

   verb

   • 1. give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle): "push-ups help tone your abs"
   • 2. give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution: "it's a good idea to sepia tone the whole print first"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Greek tonos ‘tension, tone’, from teinein ‘to stretch’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTONE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     TONE meaning: 1. a quality in the voice that expresses the...

   • Znaczenie Tone, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     tone definicja: 1. a quality in the voice that expresses the...

   • Tone-Deaf

     TONE-DEAF definition: 1. Someone who is tone-deaf is not...

   • Tone: Japanese Translation

     TONE translate: 音色, （声の）調子, トーン, 音色（ねいろ）, 雰囲気（ふんいき）,...

   • Tone: Russian Translation

     TONE translate: тон , обстановка, атмосфера , сигнал, гудок...

   • Tone: Arabic Translation

     TONE translate: نَغْمة / نَبْرة. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Tone Spanish Translation

     TONE translate: tono, timbre, tono, clima, tone, tono,...

   • Tone: Korean Translation

     tone translate: 어조, 소리. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   20 meanings: 1. sound with reference to quality, pitch, or volume 2. → short for tone colour 3. US and Canadian → another word.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtone noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /təʊn/ of voice. [countable] the quality of somebody’s voice, especially expressing a particular emotion. speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones. a conversational tone. a tone of surprise. Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= in that unpleasant way).

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   A tone is the kind of sound you hear in a musical note, or in a person's voice live or in writing. A newspaper article should be objective, but a poem can bring up all kinds of emotions, depending on the tone.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTONE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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