Contribute

WordNet Definitions

1. tone, tone of voice -- (the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice").
2. tone -- ((linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones").
3. timbre, timber, quality, tone -- ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet").
4. spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell -- (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason").
5. shade, tint, tincture, tone -- (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted").
6. note, musical note, tone -- (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long").
7. tone, pure tone -- (a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies").
8. tonicity, tonus, tone -- (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity").
9. tone, whole tone, step, whole step -- (a musical interval of two semitones).
10. tone -- (the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome").

1. tone, chant, intone -- (utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again").
2. tone, inflect, modulate -- (of one's speech, varying the pitch).
3. tone -- (change the color or tone of; "tone a negative").
4. tone -- (change to a color image; "tone a photographic image").
5. tone, tone up, strengthen -- (give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles").

Dictionary Search

About Open Dictionary

Copyright © 2003-2004 Zeeshan Muhammad. All rights reserved. Legal notices. Part of the New Frontier Information Network.