tone
tone
toƊn
town
/tˈə‍ʊn/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "tone"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

a subtle variation in the quality or shade of a color

tone definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her walls are painted in soft, pastel tones.
02

a pitch or pitch pattern in speech that distinguishes words in tonal languages

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The student struggled to pronounce the correct tone.
03

āϏ⧁āϰ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰāϧāĻ°ā§āĻŽ

a vocal or musical sound with a particular pitch, intensity, and quality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tone of the cello added warmth to the ensemble.
āϏ⧇āϞ⧋āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻĻāϞ⧇ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

a symbol representing the pitch and duration of a musical note

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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each tone is carefully notated for the pianist.
05

the quality or character of speech, writing, or behavior that reflects the speaker's or writer's attitude

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He adopted a friendly tone in the conversation.
06

the general mood, feeling, or ambiance of a place, situation, or event

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was a tense tone in the office.
07

a sound that is even and steady, without overtones

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The instrument emitted a clear, steady tone.
08

a whole step or interval of two semitones in music

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scale consists of alternating tones and semitones.
09

the elastic tension of muscles, arteries, or other living tissues that enables responsiveness

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor assessed the patient 's arterial tone.
10

the character or quality of a person's voice

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He spoke in a stern tone.
01

āĻŸā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make muscles stronger and more defined through exercise or physical activity
Transitive: to tone muscles
to tone definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Regular weightlifting can help tone your arm muscles and increase strength.
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ“āϜāύ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻŸā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŸā§‹āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϰāĻ™ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to change or adjust the color of a monochrome image by applying a chemical solution
Transitive: to tone a photo
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist carefully toned the picture to add depth and subtle color variations.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧈āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āϝ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŸā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻāĻ•āĻ˜ā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŖā§āϠ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž, āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āύ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to speak in a dull, unvaried voice, repeating words or phrases with a rhythmic pattern
Transitive: to tone speech
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher began to tone her lecture, making it hard for the students to stay engaged.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻž āĻāĻ•āĻ˜ā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞāϞāĨ¤
04

āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to adjust or change the pitch, quality, or emphasis of one's voice or speech
Transitive: to tone voice or speech
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The singer toned her voice to give the song a more emotional feel.
āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ—āĻžāύāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŸā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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