| tone | (noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | Synonyms: shade, tincture, tint |
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| (noun) (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) | Synonyms: quality, timber, timbre |
| (noun) (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages | - |
| (noun) the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author | - |
| (noun) a steady sound without overtones | Synonyms: pure tone |
| (noun) a musical interval of two semitones | Synonyms: step, whole step, whole tone |
| (noun) the quality of a person's voice | Synonyms: tone of voice |
| (noun) a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound | Synonyms: musical note, note |
| (noun) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | Synonyms: feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit |
| (noun) the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli | Synonyms: tonicity, tonus |
| (verb) give a healthy elasticity to | Synonyms: strengthen, tone up |
| (verb) change to a color image | - |
| (verb) change the color or tone of | - |
| (verb) utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically | Synonyms: chant, intone |
| (verb) vary the pitch of one's speech | Synonyms: inflect, modulate |
| toned | (adjective) having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination | - |
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| (adjective) having or characterized or distinguished by tone or a specific tone; often used in combination | - |
| toneless | (adjective) lacking in tone or expression | - |
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| tonelessly | (adverb) in a monotone | - |
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| toner | (noun) a lotion for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores | - |
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| (noun) a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image | - |
| (noun) a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print | - |