tones
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Is tones a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. the quality of a person's voiceExamples: "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"Synonyms: tone, tone of voice
2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languagesExamples: "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"Synonyms: tone
3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)Examples: "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"Synonyms: quality, timber, timbre, tone
4. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on peopleExamples: "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"Synonyms: feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone
5. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another colorExamples: "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"Synonyms: shade, tincture, tint, tone
6. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical soundExamples: "the singer held the note too long"Synonyms: musical note, note, tone
verb (English)
1. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmicallyExamples: "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"Synonyms: chant, intone, tone
2. vary the pitch of one's speechSynonyms: inflect, modulate, tone
3. change the color or tone ofExamples: "tone a negative"Synonyms: tone
4. change to a color imageExamples: "tone a photographic image"Synonyms: tone
5. give a healthy elasticity toExamples: "Let's tone our muscles"Synonyms: strengthen, tone, tone up
Definition source: Wiktionary