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   tone

   /təʊn/

   noun

   • 1. a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength: "they were speaking in hushed tones" Similar timbresoundsound qualityvoicevoice qualitycolourtone colourtonalityresonancering
   • ▪ a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood: "a firm tone of voice" Similar intonationtone of voicemode of expressionexpressioninflectionpitchmodulationaccentuation
   • ▪ a musical note or other sound used as a signal on a telephone or answering machine. Similar notebeepbleepmeepwhinebuzzwarbleburrsignal
   • 2. the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.: "my friend and I lowered the tone with our oafish ways" Similar moodqualityfeelstylenoteairattitudecharacterspiritflavourgraintemperhumoureffecttenorveindriftgist
   • ▪ an atmosphere of respectability or class: informal "they don't feel he gives the place tone"
   • 3. a basic interval in classical Western music, equal to two semitones and separating, for example, the first and second notes of an ordinary scale (such as C and D, or E and F sharp); a major second: "the B flat clarinet's part is written one tone higher than the pitch required"
   • 4. the particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a colour: "stained glass in vivid tones of red and blue" Similar tintshadecolourhuetingecasttincture
   • ▪ the general effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture.
   • ▪ a slight degree of difference in the intensity of a colour.
   • 5. (in some languages, such as Chinese) a particular pitch pattern on a syllable used to make semantic distinctions.
   • ▪ (in some languages, such as English) intonation on a word or phrase used to add functional meaning.
   • 6. the normal level of firmness or slight contraction in a resting muscle: "a reduction of muscle tone"
   • ▪ the normal level of activity in a nerve fibre: "vagal tone"

   verb

   • 1. give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle): "push-ups help tone your abs"
   • 2. give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution: "it's a good idea to sepia tone the whole print first"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Greek tonos ‘tension, tone’, from teinein ‘to stretch’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTONE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TONE definition: 1. a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTONE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   TONE meaning: 1. the quality of a sound, especially of someone's voice: 2. the general feeling or style that…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTONE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   TONE definition: 1. the quality of a sound, especially of someone's voice: 2. the general feeling or style that…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTONE-DEAF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   disapproving. not understanding how people feel about something, or what is needed in a particular situation: Many politicians are tone-deaf to the anxieties of the average voter. People in the streets here are angry about his tone-deaf response to the criticisms. Fewer examples.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTONE SOMETHING DOWN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TONE SOMETHING DOWN definition: 1. to make something less forceful or offensive, usually a piece of writing or a speech: 2. to…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOLEMN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOLEMN definition: 1. serious and without any humour: 2. an agreement that you make in a serious way and expect to…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioTONE | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the general mood or main qualities of something. tono, clima. I didn't like the jokey tone of the article - I thought it was inappropriate. No me gustó el tono jocoso del artículo, me pareció inapropiado. Trust you to lower the tone of the evening by telling disgusting jokes, Mark!

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarIntonation - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Intonation describes how the voice rises and falls in speech. The three main patterns of intonation in English are: falling intonation, rising intonation and fall-rise intonation.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryTONE | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義 - Cambridge Dictionary

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    tones [ plural ] literary. the quality of someone's voice: in shocked, hushed, low, etc. tones She recounted the story to me in shocked tones (= in a shocked voice). もっと見る. [ U ] phonetics specialized. a change in how high or low the voice is that can change the meaning of a word or sentence.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOMBER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    SOMBER definition: 1. serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment: 2. dark and plain: 3. serious and sad in…. Learn more.