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tone tone definition

tone


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tone 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tone 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  tone 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  tone 
 
  3  senses  of  tone 
 
  Sense  1 
  tone 
  =>  discolor,  discolour,  colour,  color 
 
  Sense  2 
  tone 
  =>  color,  colorize,  colorise,  colourise,  colourize,  colour,  color  in  colour  in 
 
  Sense  3 
  tone,  tone  up  strengthen 
  =>  exercise,  work  out 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  tone 
 
  tone  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  tone 
 
  Sense  1 
  tone 
  =>  discolor,  discolour,  colour,  color 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  tone 
  =>  color,  colorize,  colorise,  colourise,  colourize,  colour,  color  in  colour  in 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  tone,  tone  up  strengthen 
  =>  exercise,  work  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  tone 
  abrading  stone 
  acetone 
  aldactone 
  barbitone 
  baritone 
  barytone 
  bilestone 
  black  turnstone 
  bladder  stone 
  blarney  stone 
  bloodstone 
  blue  stone 
  bluestone 
  breakstone 
  brimstone 
  brownstone 
  capstone 
  cherry  stone 
  cherrystone 
  chest  tone 
  china  stone 
  cinnamon  stone 
  claystone 
  clingstone 
  cobblestone 
  copestone 
  coping  stone 
  cornerstone 
  curbstone 
  david  livingstone 
  dimethyl  ketone 
  dripstone 
  edward  durell  stone 
  emery  stone 
  fieldstone 
  fire  and  brimstone 
  firestone 
  flagstone 
  flintstone 
  flowering  stone 
  foundation  stone 
  freestone 
  gallstone 
  gemstone 
  gladstone 
  goldstone 
  gravestone 
  grindstone 
  gritstone 
  hailstone 
  halftone 
  harlan  fiske  stone 
  head  tone 
  headstone 
  hearthstone 
  histone 
  holystone 
  hornstone 
  hydrocortone 
  i.  f.  stone 
  isidor  feinstein  stone 
  jadestone 
  kerbstone 
  ketone 
  keystone 
  kidney  stone 
  leading  tone 
  limestone 
  living  stone 
  livingstone 
  loadstone 
  lodestone 
  lucy  stone 
  marlstone 
  mearstone 
  meerestone 
  merestone 
  methyl  ethyl  ketone 
  mifepristone 
  milestone 
  millstone 
  monotone 
  moonstone 
  muscle  tone 
  nabumetone 
  oilstone 
  oliver  stone 
  overtone 
  oxytone 
  paroxytone 
  passing  tone 
  paving  stone 
  peptone 
  phenobarbitone 
  philosopher's  stone 
  pitchstone 
  precious  stone 
  proparoxytone 
  pudding  stone 
  pumice  stone 
  pure  tone 
  quartertone 
  rhinestone 
  rosetta  stone 
  ruddy  turnstone 
  sandstone 
  semitone 
  siltstone 
  sir  charles  wheatstone 
  soapstone 
  spironolactone 
  stepping  stone 
  sticks  and  stone 
  stone 
  sunstone 
  tombstone 
  tone 
  tone-beginning 
  tone  arm 
  tone  deafness 
  tone  ending 
  tone  language 
  tone  of  voice 
  tone  poem 
  tone  system 
  tonegawa  susumu 
  toner 
  touchstone 
  turnstone 
  twelve-tone  music 
  undertone 
  wheatstone 
  whetstone 
  whole  tone 
  william  ewart  gladstone 
  william  gladstone 
  yellowstone 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tone 
 
  The  noun  tone  has  10  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  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.  (22)  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.  (11)  timbre,  timber,  quality,  tone  --  (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.  (5)  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.  (2)  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.  (1)  note,  musical  note,  tone  --  (a  notation  representing  the  pitch  and  duration  of  a  musical  sound;  "the  singer  held  the  note  too  long") 
  7.  (1)  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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tone 
 
  The  verb  tone  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tone  --  (change  the  color  or  tone  of) 
  2.  tone  --  (change  to  a  color  image;  of  photography) 
  3.  tone,  tone  up  strengthen  --  (give  a  healthy  elasticity  to  "Let's  tone  our  muscles") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tone 
  baritone 
  carved  in  stone 
  cobblestone 
  monotone 
  mosstone 
  set  in  stone 
  stone 
  tone-deaf 
  toned 
  toned  down 
  toneless 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tone 
 
  The  noun  tone  has  10  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  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.  (22)  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.  (11)  timbre,  timber,  quality,  tone  --  (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.  (5)  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.  (2)  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.  (1)  note,  musical  note,  tone  --  (a  notation  representing  the  pitch  and  duration  of  a  musical  sound;  "the  singer  held  the  note  too  long") 
  7.  (1)  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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tone 
 
  The  verb  tone  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tone  --  (change  the  color  or  tone  of) 
  2.  tone  --  (change  to  a  color  image;  of  photography) 
  3.  tone,  tone  up  strengthen  --  (give  a  healthy  elasticity  to  "Let's  tone  our  muscles") 



tone definition