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1. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] the quality of a person's voice.
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Tone
- diaz-calderon
- revolucion
- corporacion
- concepcion
- bourguignon
- unbeknown
- trombone
- romanone
- overthrown
- overgrown
- overblown
- morricone
- montrone
- homegrown
- cipollone
- calderon
- yarchoan
- stallone
- scavone
- postpone
- outgrown
- mcglone
- mccrone
- latrone
- hipbone
- dragone
- dethrone
- cyclone
- condone
- cadrone
Sentences with tone
1. Noun, singular or mass
Terra cotta is a reddish tone that has a bit more intensity but is still mild.
Quotes about tone
1. My parents have always had a great sense of humor. And I really appreciate good humor in songs, witty lyrics that sneak up on you and then you listen again, and say: 'That's so funny.' John Prine's songs have always had this really witty tone.
- Kacey Musgraves
2. From childhood's hour I have not been. As others were, I have not seen. As others saw, I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone. And all I loved, I loved alone.
- Edgar Allan Poe
3. He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page.
- Jeremy Northam
2. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages.
Antonyms
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.
Antonyms
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color.
Antonyms
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] a steady sound without overtones.
Antonyms
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound.
Synonyms
- quarter note
- tonic
- keynote
- demisemiquaver
- pedal
- passing tone
- semiquaver
- eighth note
- subdominant
- thirty-second note
- submediant
- quaver
- crotchet
- sixty-fourth note
- shake
- trill
- acciaccatura
- musical notation
- monotone
- chord
- grace note
- hemidemisemiquaver
- musical scale
- blue note
- musical note
- middle C
- supertonic
- minim
- passing note
- mediant
- note
- appoggiatura
- half note
- whole note
- dominant
- subtonic
- pedal point
- semibreve
- sixteenth note
- leading tone
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author.
Antonyms
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. tone
verb. ['ˈtoʊn'] give a healthy elasticity to.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))