| noun | the quality of a person's voice “he began in a conversational tone” |
| noun | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages “the Beijing dialect uses four tones” |
| noun | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) “the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely” |
| noun | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people “the feel of the city excited him” |
| noun | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color “after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted” |
| noun | a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound “the singer held the note too long” |
| noun | a steady sound without overtones “they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies” |
| noun | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli “the doctor tested my tonicity” |
| noun | a musical interval of two semitones |
| noun | the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author “the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw” |
| verb | utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically “The students chanted the same slogan over and over again” |
| verb | vary the pitch of one's speech |
| verb | change the color or tone of “tone a negative” |
| verb | change to a color image “tone a photographic image” |
| verb | give a healthy elasticity to “Let's tone our muscles” |
| intonate | verb | speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone |
| tonal | adjective | employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words |
| tonic | adjective | employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words |
| tone | verb | vary the pitch of one's speech |
| spirit | verb | infuse with spirit |
| spiritize | verb | imbue with a spirit |
| feel | verb | produce a certain impression |
| look | verb | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect |
| tint | verb | color lightly |
| tincture | verb | stain or tint with a color |
| chant | noun | a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone |
| intonation | noun | the act of singing in a monotonous tone |
| tone | noun | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) |
| inflection | noun | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified |
| modulation | noun | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified |
| toner | noun | a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print |