tone
/ˈtəʊn/
A specific pitch; The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice; The manner in which speech or writing is expressed, especially the aspects of diction, connotation, emotiveness, and register; State of mind
- plural
- tones
Meanings
- 1
A specific pitch
Don't take that tone with me.
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Don't take that tone with me, Tom!
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- 2
The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice
- 3
The manner in which speech or writing is expressed, especially the aspects of diction (word choice), connotation, emotiveness, and register
- 4
State of mind; temper; mood
- 5
The shade or quality of a colour
- 6
The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.)
- 7
(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major secondrare
- 8
(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melodyrare
- 9
The pitch of a word's sound that distinguishes a difference in meaning, as for example in Chineserare
- 10
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 voicerare