Tone
nnoun.communicationthe quality of a person's voiceSynset:tone of voice
Examples:- he began in a conversational tone
- he spoke in a nervous tone of voice
Derivationally Related Form:intonate
Hypernyms:delivery manner of speaking speech
Inherited Hypernyms:tonemanner of speakingexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:noterotundityroundnessundertone
Full Hyponyms:noteroundnessundertone
nnoun.attribute(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languagesTopic:linguistics
Examples:- the Beijing dialect uses four tones
Derivationally Related Form:intonatetonetonictonal
Hypernyms:pitch
Inherited Hypernyms:tonepitchsound propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attribute(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)Topic:music
Synset:quality timber timbre
Examples:- the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
- the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
Derivationally Related Form:tonetonal
Hypernyms:sound property
Inherited Hypernyms:timbresound propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:colorcolorationcolourcolourationharmonicnasalityplangencyregisterresonancereverberanceringingshrillnesssonoritysonorousnessstridencestridencyvibrancy
Full Hyponyms:chest registercolorfalsettoharmonichead registernasalityplangencyregisterresonanceshrillnesstwang
nnoun.statethe general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on peopleSynset:feel feeling flavor flavour look smell spirit
Examples:- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
Derivationally Related Form:feelspiritlookspiritize
Hypernyms:ambiance ambience atmosphere
Inherited Hypernyms:spiritatmosphereconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:HollywoodZeitgeist
Full Hyponyms:hollywoodzeitgeist
nnoun.attributea quality of a given color that differs slightly from another colorSynset:shade tincture tint
Examples:- after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
Derivationally Related Form:tincturetonetint
Hypernyms:color coloring colour colouring
Inherited Hypernyms:shadecolorvisual propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:mellownessrichnesstingeundertone
Full Hyponyms:mellownessrichnessundertone
nnoun.communicationa notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical soundSynset:musical note note
Examples:- the singer held the note too long
Derivationally Related Form:tonic
Member Holonyms:musical scale scale
Hypernyms:musical notation
Inherited Hypernyms:notemusical notationnotationwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:acciaccaturaappoggiaturablue notechordcrotchetdemisemiquaverdominanteighth notegrace notehalf notehemidemisemiquaverkeynoteleading tonemediantmiddle Cminimmonotonepassing notepassing tonepedalpedal pointquarter notequaversemibrevesemiquavershakesixteenth notesixty-fourth notesubdominantsubmediantsubtonicsupertonicthirty-second notetonictrillwhole note
Full Hyponyms:arpeggioblue notecchordcommon chorddominanteighth notegrace notehalf notemediantmiddle cmonotonepassing notepedal pointquarter noteseventh chordsforzandosixteenth notesixty-fourth notesubdominantsubmediantsubtonicsupertonicthirty-second notetonictrillwhole note
nnoun.cognitiona steady sound without overtonesSynset:pure tone
Examples:- they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies
Derivationally Related Form:tonal
Hypernyms:auditory sensation sound
Inherited Hypernyms:tonesoundsensationperceptionbasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:harmonic
Full Hyponyms:fundamentalharmonicovertone
nnoun.statethe elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuliTopic:musclemuscular tissue
Synset:tonicity tonus
Examples:- the doctor tested my tonicity
Antonyms:atonicity
Derivationally Related Form:tonetonic
Hypernyms:tautness tenseness tension tensity
Inherited Hypernyms:tonicitytensionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:catatoniahypertoniahypertonicityhypertonushypotoniahypotonicityhypotonusmuscle tonemuscular tonusmyotonia
Full Hyponyms:acromyotoniacatatoniahypertoniahypotoniamuscular tonusmyotoniamyotonia congenita
nnoun.communicationa musical interval of two semitonesSynset:step whole step whole tone
Hypernyms:interval musical interval
Inherited Hypernyms:toneintervalmusical notationnotationwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the authorExamples:- 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
Hypernyms:quality
Inherited Hypernyms:tonequalityattributeabstractionentity
vverb.communicationutter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmicallySynset:chant intone
Examples:- The students chanted the same slogan over and over again
Derivationally Related Form:intonationchant
Hypernyms:mouth speak talk utter verbalise verbalize
Inherited Hypernyms:tonetalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: chant)
vverb.communicationvary the pitch of one's speechSynset:inflect modulate
Derivationally Related Form:tonemodulationinflection
Hypernyms:mouth speak talk utter verbalise verbalize
Inherited Hypernyms:tonetalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changechange the color or tone ofDerivationally Related Form:tonetoner
Hypernyms:color colour discolor discolour
Inherited Hypernyms:tonediscolorchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changechange to a color imageExamples:- tone a photographic image
Derivationally Related Form:tonetoner
Hypernyms:color color in colorise colorize colour colour in colourise colourize
Inherited Hypernyms:tonecolorchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.bodygive a healthy elasticity toSynset:strengthen tone up
Derivationally Related Form:tone
Hypernyms:exercise work out
Inherited Hypernyms:toneexercise
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something