Definitions For Tone

noun

• A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
• (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
• (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
• The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
• A steady sound without overtones
• A musical interval of two semitones
• A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
• The quality of a person's voice
• The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
• The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
• The quality of a person's voice
• The quality of a sound produced by a musical instrument or singing voice
• A quality, feeling, or attitude expressed by the words that someone uses in speaking or writing

verb

• Give a healthy elasticity to
• Change to a color image
• Change the color or tone of
• Vary the pitch of one's speech
• Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
• To give strength and firmness to (something, such as muscles or skin)