"Tone" is a word in ENGLISH
State of mind; temper; mood.
The peculiar quality of sound in any voice or instrument; as,
a rich tone, a reedy tone.
Tonicity; as, arterial tone.
A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the
octave; she has good high tones.
The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the
diatonic scale, the smaller being called a semitone as, a whole tone
too flat; raise it a tone.
To bring, as a print, to a certain required shade of
color, as by chemical treatment.
To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See Tune,
v. t.
General or prevailing character or style, as of morals,
manners, or sentiment, in reference to a scale of high and low; as, a
low tone of morals; a tone of elevated sentiment; a courtly tone of
manners.
A mode or tune or plain chant; as, the Gregorian tones.
The general effect of a picture produced by the combination
of light and shade, together with color in the case of a painting; --
commonly used in a favorable sense; as, this picture has tone.
That state of a body, or of any of its organs or parts, in
which the animal functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
To utter with an affected tone.
Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks
was commendatory.
A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial
strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a
regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a
tone.
Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted
to express emotion or passion.
Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as
of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet,
or harsh tone.
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Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; as, the accord of tones.
Read the complete definitionHigh, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or …
Read the complete definitionDeep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
Read the complete definitionTo sound in a deep tone.
Read the complete definitionA bass, or deep, sound or tone.
Read the complete definitionA sudden swelling or reenforcement of a sound, recurring at regular intervals, and produced by the interference of sound waves …
Read the complete definitionTo sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; …
Read the complete definitionTo fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone …
Read the complete definitionThat which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The …
Read the complete definitionThe sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for …
Read the complete definitionThe principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- …
Read the complete definitionRelating to harmony, -- as melodic relates to melody; harmonious; esp., relating to the accessory sounds or overtones which accompany …
Read the complete definitionA wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now …
Read the complete definitionA composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.
Read the complete definitionHigh in tone or sound.
Read the complete definitionhúni n song, musical sounds. Ang paburítu kung húni, My fa-vorite song. Ang húni sa busay, The song of the …
Read the complete definitionTo sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.
Read the complete definitionThe act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
Read the complete definitionTo utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to …
Read the complete definitionFlowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
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