1. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] the quality of a person's voice.
Synonyms
- speech
- tone of voice
- note
- rotundity
- roundness
- delivery
- manner of speaking
Antonyms
- colorful
- black-and-white
- pigmentation
- depigmentation
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
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2. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages.
Antonyms
- familiarity
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. poem
noun. ['ˈpoʊəm'] a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines.
Synonyms
- epic
- rhythmic pattern
- literary composition
- lay
- poetic rhythm
- verse line
- vers libre
- ballade
- sonnet
- rime
- abecedarius
- rhyme
- verse form
- tanka
- terza rima
- line of verse
- heroic poem
- verse
- lyric
- stanza
- canto
- versicle
- epic poem
- elegy
- free verse
- line of poetry
- epos
- literary work
- Alcaic verse
- rondel
- rondeau
- Alcaic
- lament
- blank verse
- haiku
- lyric poem
- ballad
Antonyms
- little
- disarrange
- deglycerolize
- stand
Etymology
- poema (Latin)
- ποίημα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
4. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound).
Synonyms
- plangency
- colour
- vibrancy
- stridency
- nasality
- color
- sonorousness
- timber
- sonority
- resonance
- coloration
- stridence
- ringing
- quality
- register
- harmonic
- shrillness
- sound property
- reverberance
- colouration
Antonyms
- depress
- stand still
- strengthen
- tonality
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.
Synonyms
- feeling
- flavor
- look
- spirit
- atmosphere
- Hollywood
- Zeitgeist
- smell
- flavour
- ambiance
- ambience
Antonyms
- inutility
- generality
- fruitfulness
- naivete
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color.
Synonyms
- tint
- tincture
- undertone
- colour
- richness
- shade
- colouring
- mellowness
- color
- tinge
Antonyms
- debilitating
- atonic
- atonal
- walk
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] a steady sound without overtones.
Synonyms
- sound
- harmonic
- pure tone
Antonyms
- curve
- ignore
- low status
- subordinate
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound.
Synonyms
- quarter note
- tonic
- keynote
- demisemiquaver
- pedal
- passing tone
- semiquaver
- eighth note
- subdominant
- thirty-second note
- submediant
- quaver
- crotchet
- sixty-fourth note
- shake
- trill
- acciaccatura
- musical notation
- monotone
- chord
- grace note
- hemidemisemiquaver
- musical scale
- blue note
- musical note
- middle C
- supertonic
- minim
- passing note
- mediant
- note
- appoggiatura
- half note
- whole note
- dominant
- subtonic
- pedal point
- semibreve
- sixteenth note
- leading tone
Antonyms
- blacken
- stay
- whiten
- colorless
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. tone
noun. ['ˈtoʊn'] the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author.
Antonyms
- modulated
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. tone
verb. ['ˈtoʊn'] give a healthy elasticity to.
Synonyms
- tone up
- strengthen
- exercise
Antonyms
- worthlessness
- infidelity
- unfaithfulness
- naturalness
Etymology
- ton (French)
- tonus (Latin)
- tone (Middle English (1100-1500))