Tone (noun)
A specific pitch.
Tone (noun)
(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
Tone (noun)
(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
Tone (noun)
The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
Tone (noun)
General character, mood, or trend.
“Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening.”
Tone (noun)
The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
Tone (noun)
A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
“Children often read with a tone.”
Tone (noun)
The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
Tone (noun)
State of mind; temper; mood.
Tone (noun)
The shade or quality of a colour.
Tone (noun)
The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
“This picture has tone.”
Tone (noun)
The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ. see also: tonus
Tone (noun)
The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
Tone (noun)
Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
Tone (verb)
to give a particular tone to
Tone (verb)
to change the colour of
Tone (verb)
to make (something) firmer
Tone (verb)
to harmonize, especially in colour
Tone (verb)
To utter with an affected tone.
Tone (pronoun)
The one (of two).
Mood (noun)
A mental or emotional state, composure.
“composure|humor|spirit|temperament”
“I’ve been in a bad mood since I dumped my boyfriend.”
Mood (noun)
A sullen mental state; a bad mood.
“huff|q=informal|pet|temper”
“good humour|good mood|good spirits”
“He’s in a mood with me today.”
Mood (noun)
A disposition to do something.
“huff|frame of mind”
“I’m not in the mood for running today.”
Mood (noun)
A prevalent atmosphere or feeling.
“A good politician senses the mood of the crowd.”
Mood (noun)
Courage, heart, valor; also vim and vigor.
“He fought with mood in many a bloody slaught.”
“He tried to lift the fallen tree with all his main and mood, but he couldn’t.”
Mood (noun)
A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
“grammatical mood|mode”
“The most common mood in English is the indicative.”
Tone (noun)
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength
“they were speaking in hushed tones”
“the piano tone appears lacking in warmth”
Tone (noun)
a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood
“a firm tone of voice”
Tone (noun)
a musical note or other sound used as a signal on a telephone or answering machine.
Tone (noun)
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
“there was a general tone of ill-concealed glee in the reporting”
“my friend and I lowered the tone with our oafish ways”
Tone (noun)
an atmosphere of respectability or class
“they don’t feel he gives the place tone”
Tone (noun)
a basic interval in classical Western music, equal to two semitones and separating, for example, the first and second notes of an ordinary scale (such as C and D, or E and F sharp); a major second
“the B flat clarinet’s part is written one tone higher than the pitch required”
Tone (noun)
the particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a colour
“an attractive colour which is even in tone and texture”
“stained glass in vivid tones of red and blue”
Tone (noun)
the general effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture.
Tone (noun)
a slight degree of difference in the intensity of a colour.
Tone (noun)
(in some languages, such as Chinese) a particular pitch pattern on a syllable used to make semantic distinctions.
Tone (noun)
(in some languages, such as English) intonation on a word or phrase used to add functional meaning.
Tone (noun)
the normal level of firmness or slight contraction in a resting muscle
“a reduction of muscle tone”
“a certain amount of daily exercise is essential to maintain proper body tone and function”
Tone (noun)
the normal level of activity in a nerve fibre
“vagal tone”
Tone (verb)
give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle)
“exercise tones up the muscles”
Tone (verb)
(of a muscle or other bodily part) became stronger or firmer
“his leg muscles had toned up”
Tone (verb)
harmonize with (something) in terms of colour
“the rich orange colour of the wood tones beautifully with the yellow roses”
Tone (verb)
give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution
“it’s a good idea to sepia tone the whole print first”