Tone

Noun

 * 1)  A specific pitch.
 * 2)  (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
 * 3)  (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
 * 4) The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
 * 5)  The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
 * 6)  The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
 * 7) The shade or quality of a colour.
 * 8) The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ. see also: tonus
 * 9)  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.
 * 10)  Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

Derived terms

 * dial tone
 * halftone
 * muscle tone
 * semitone
 * tonebar, tone bar
 * tone of voice

Related terms

 * atonal
 * tonal
 * diatonic
 * intonation
 * intone
 * monotone
 * ringtone
 * tone-deaf
 * tone-deafness
 * tonal
 * tonality
 * tonic
 * tonicity
 * tune

Verb

 * 1)  to give a particular tone to
 * 2)  to change the colour of
 * 3)  to make (something) firmer
 * 4)  to harmonize, especially in colour

Synonyms

 * (give a particular tone to):
 * (change the colour of): color/colour, dye, paint, tint
 * (make firmer): firm, firm up, tone up
 * (harmonize): harmonise/harmonize

Derived terms

 * toned
 * tone down
 * toner
 * tone up

Pronoun

 * 1)  The one (of two).
 * 2) * 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:
 * So wythin the thirde day, there cam to the cité thes two brethirne: the tone hyght Sir Helyus and the other hyght Helake [...].

Adjectives for Tone
faltering; contemptuous; deprecating; soothing; passive; clear; angelic; deep-strung; provocative; milder; customary; diverse (pi) ; rueful; answering; solitary; frightened; braggart; ethereal; saddened; dearest; varying (pi) ; suggestive; victory; vindictive; low; lover-like; gentlest; confidential; sweet; gracious; joyous; regretful; rich; smothered; imperative; sanctimonious; moral; elastic; agitated; startled; careless romantic; senatorial; breathless; pleading pitiful; conciliatory; anguished; dictatorial pastel; dominant; ringing; wailing; dark bright; intermediate; marine; modified; colorful; didactic; inward; free; callous; hearty; beautiful; unceremonious; unconscious; boisterous; sullen; timid; flippant blunt; nasal; moral; beseeching; shapeless mean; menacing; soft; stentorian; confident savage; faltering; preoccupied; child-like earnest; imperious; dispassionate; conversational; scorching; intimate; sarcastic threatening; soul-stirring; exulting; solemn yearning; vibrating; impatient; luscious tremulous; philosophic; supercilious; enamored; altered; crimson; distressful; amicable; honeyed; cathedral; ironical; displeasing; monotonous; ordinary; listless; aggressive; ivory; melodious; melting; tranquil; caressing; intriguing; half-pensive; indescribable; transient; well-guarded; promiscuous; martial; subdued; authoritative; maniac; unctuous; contrasting; assured; measured; despairing; archaic; mournful; whining; composite; paternal; drawling; bellicose; officer-like; ruminative; piping; metallic; bantering; incongruous; well-remembered; fretful; exquisite; hollow; vigor ous; vexed; animated; witching; clarion; constituent; agonized; eager; healthy; complimentary; brisk; audible; penetrating; subduing; dreamy; piqued; apologetic; fluttering; caustic; proper; courteous; argumentative; nauseated; good-humored; haunting; dulcet; wonted; general; imperious; abominable; doubtful; abrupt; terrified; wheedling; innocent; considerable; tranquil; scoffing; thin; emphatic; sepulchral; liquid; silvery; jocular; harmonious; insolent; condescending; wistful; suppressed; fundamental; reflective;  blustering;  reproachful; controversial; burnt; unworldly; respectful; precious; lachrymose; unemotional; hungry; revolutionary; convinced; indifferent; untrammeled; strong; expostulating; insinuating; stately; inadequate; feeble; ever-pealing; grown-up; reminiscent; determined; musing; thoughtful; unmusical; exotic; mimic; professional; lugubrious; mordant; suppressed; mollified; frosted.

Verbs for Tone
accentuate—; adopt—; alter—; amplify— chasten—; deepen—; elevate—; falsify—; govern—; impart—; inflect—; lack—; lend —; lower—; magnify—; mimic—; modu¬late—; muffle—; silence—; strengthen— subdue—; utter—; —betrays; —chastises; — elevates; —expresses; —harmonizes; —in' dicates; —irritates; —manifests; —mocks; —nettles; —predominates; —reproaches; — reproves; —reveals; —reverberates; —vibrates.

Thesaurus
French pitch, Munsell chroma, Zeitgeist, accent, accidental, achromatism, action, actions, activity, acts, adaptability, address, affect, affectation, air, algorithm, anagnorisis, angle, apply paint, approach, architectonics, architecture, argument, arrangement, aspect, atmosphere, attack, attitude, audio frequency, aura, background, balance, bearing, bedaub, bedizen, beef, beefiness, begild, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, bend, besmear, bias, blend, body-build, bounce, bounciness, brand, brawn, brawniness, breve, brighten up, brightness, brush on paint, brushwork, buoyance, buoyancy, calcimine, carriage, cast, catastrophe, character, characteristic, characteristics, characterization, chroma, chromatic color, chromaticity, chromatism, chromism, classical pitch, climate, coat, color, color balance, color harmony, color quality, color scheme, coloration, colorimetric quality, coloring, complexion, complication, comportment, composition, conduct, consecutive intervals, constituents, constitution, continuity, contrivance, cool color, course, cover, crasis, crotchet, cue, culture pattern, current, custom, dab, dampen, daub, decorator color, deep-dye, degree, demeanor, demisemiquaver, denouement, deportment, depth, design, development, device, dharma, diapason, diatessaron, diathesis, diatonic interval, diatonic semitone, dip, direction, dispose, disposition, distemper, doing, doings, dominant, dominant note, double whole note, double-dye, draftsmanship, drift, dulcetness, dull, dye, eighth note, elasticity, emblazon, emphasis, enamel, engild, enharmonic, enharmonic diesis, enharmonic interval, enharmonic note, episode, ethos, extensibility, fable, face, falling action, fashion, fast-dye, feel, feeling, fiber, fifth, flat, flexibility, folkway, force, form, fourth, frame, frame of mind, frequency, fresco, freshen up, fullness, fundamental, fundamental tone, genius, gestures, gild, gimmick, give, glacial movement, glaze, gloss, goings-on, grain, grouping, guise, habit, half note, half step, halftone, harmonic, heart, heftiness, height, hemidemisemiquaver, high pitch, hue, humor, humors, huskiness, ilk, illuminate, imbue, incident, incline, induce, inflection, influence, ingrain, interval, intonation, intonation pattern, involuntary muscle, japan, key, kind, lacquer, lay on color, lead, less semitone, lightness, limber up, line, line of action, lines, liveliness, local color, low pitch, main current, mainstream, maintien, makeup, manner, manner of speaking, manner of working, manners, means, mellifluence, mellifluousness, melodic interval, melodiousness, melody, method, methodology, methods, mien, milieu, mind, minim, mode, mode of expression, mode of operation, mode of procedure, moderate, modify, modulate, modulation, modus operandi, modus vivendi, mold, monotone, monotony, mood, morale, motif, motion, motions, move, movement, movements, moves, muscle, muscularity, musculature, musical note, musical quality, musical sound, musicality, mute, mythos, natural, natural color, nature, neutral color, new philharmonic pitch, note, observable behavior, octave, order, overtone, paint, painterliness, pallor, parallel octaves, parget, partial, partial tone, patent note, pattern, peripeteia, perspective, persuade, philharmonic pitch, philosophical pitch, phrasing, physique, pigment, pitch, pitch accent, plan, plot, poise, port, pose, posture, practice, praxis, predispose, presence, prime, procedure, proceeding, process, prompt, property, purity, quality, quarter note, quaver, quieten, rebound, recognition, reduce, register, reinvigorate, report, resilience, resiliency, resonance, responding note, responsiveness, revitalize, richness, rising action, routine, run, saturation, scheme, second, secondary plot, semibreve, semiquaver, semitone, sense, set, seventh, shade, shading, shadow, shape, shaped note, sharp, shellac, sinew, sinewiness, sinews, sixteenth note, sixth, sixty-fourth note, skin color, slant, slop on paint, smear, snap, social science, soft-pedal, soften, soften up, somatotype, sonority, sonorousness, sort, sound, speech tune, spiccato, spirit, spirits, spring, springiness, staccato, stain, stamp, standard pitch, state of mind, step, stipple, story, streak, stream, stress, stretch, stretchability, stretchiness, stripe, structure, style, subdue, subject, subplot, suchness, suprasegmental, sustained note, sway, sweetness, swing, switch, system, tack, tactics, technique, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, tercet, the drill, the general tendency, the how, the main course, the way of, thematic development, theme, thew, thewiness, thews, third, thirty-second note, timbre, time spirit, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tonality, tone color, tone down, tone of voice, tone quality, tone up, tonelessness, tonicity, tonus, topic, treatment, trend, triplet, tune, tune up, tunefulness, turn, twist, type, undercoat, undercolor, undertone, unison interval, value, values, varnish, vein, voce, voice, voice qualifier, voice quality, voluntary muscle, warm color, wash, way, way of life, way of saying, ways, wear down, weigh with, whitewash, whole note, whole step, wise, work

Etymology 1
From ton: <  tonus: <  τόνος: < τείνω:

Etymology 2
From tone:, ton:, toon:, from the incorrect division of undefined:. Compare tane: in undefined:; see also.

Noun

 * Catalan: to
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Greenlandic:
 * Hebrew: צליל (tslil), טון (ton)
 * Irish:


 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: tonas
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: hele toon
 * Hebrew: טון (ton)
 * Irish:
 * Lithuanian: tonas
 * Portuguese:


 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: helton
 * Vietnamese:


 * German:


 * Swahili:


 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * German:
 * Greenlandic:
 * Hebrew: צליל (tslil), טון (ton)
 * Irish:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: tonas


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese:, ,


 * Arabic: نغمة, نغم
 * Catalan: to
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  ,  ,   四聲,  四声
 * Danish:, tonefald
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Irish:
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: សូរ


 * Korean: 성조
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: tonas
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Thai: เสียง
 * Vietnamese: thanh điệu, giọng, thanh


 * Catalan: to
 * Danish:, tonefald
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Irish:
 * Latvian:


 * Lithuanian: tonas
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: интонация,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * Catalan: to
 * Danish: farvetone,
 * Dutch:
 * German:
 * Irish:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: tonas, atspalvis


 * Polish: odcień
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Vietnamese:


 * Czech:
 * Danish:, spændingstilstand
 * Lithuanian: tonusas


 * Russian: тонус
 * Swahili:


 * Swahili:

Verb

 * Danish:
 * Swahili:


 * Swedish:


 * Danish:
 * Swahili:


 * Swedish:


 * Danish: forstærke, styrke


 * Swahili:


 * Danish: harmonisere
 * Russian: гармонировать (garmonírovat’)


 * Swahili:

Anagrams

 * Eton
 * note

Noun

 * 1) note
 * 1) note

Verb

 * 1) sound
 * 2) tint
 * 1) tint

Anagrams

 * toen

Noun

 * 1) drop