tone
Definition of tone:
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: noun
The character of a sound: quality of the voice: harmony of the colors of a painting, also its characteristic expression as distinguished by its color: character or style: state of mind: mood: a healthy state of the body.
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part of speech: noun
Sound, or a modification of sound; a particular inflection of the voice as modified by the feelings or passions; the particular sound of the voice in speaking or reading; the state of the body in regard to the healthy performance of its animal functions; in music, an interval of sound; in paint., the harmony of the colours of a picture in light and shade.
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part of speech: verb
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Common misspellings:
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- tounge (14.3%)
- tonage (4.8%)
- tne (9.5%)
- toen (14.3%)
- tonne (57.1%)
Usage examples for tone:
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" I saw you at Chatton House the other night," he said, in the same tone
"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward -
" Couldn't have slept an hour if I hadn't come back," he said in a low tone
"Red Pepper Burns" – Grace S. Richmond -
" You must have a little more money," he told her, in a matter- of- fact tone
"Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo" – E. Phillips Oppenheim -
I feel that now, as I lie upon my death- bed, muttered Scott, in a low tone
"The Lost Lady of Lone" – E.D.E.N. Southworth
