Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

    Satzmelodie, Sprachmelodie, Intonation

    интона́цияintonácija

    інтона́ціяintonácija

    rise and fall of the voice pitch

  2. (countable, uncountable)Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument.

    the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

  4. (countable, uncountable)Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.

    Her intonation was false.

    Intonation, Intonierung, Tongebung

    інтона́ціяintonácija

  5. (countable, uncountable)Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.

    Intonation, Vorsingen der Anfangsworte

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Pay more attention to intonation when you speak English.

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  2. He has a very funny intonation.

    ruУ него очень смешная интонация.

    deSeine Sprachmelodie ist sehr lustig.

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  3. The intonation is monotonous and sleep-inducing.

    ruИнтонация однообразна и навевает сон.

    deDer Tonfall ist monoton und einschläfernd.

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  4. Written text generally cannot convey the intonation of spoken language.

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  5. Written text generally does not convey the intonation of spoken language.

    deDas geschriebene Wort vermittelt im Allgemeinen nicht den Tonfall des gesprochenen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the rise and fall of the voice in speaking:
Русский
By meaning 1
the rise and fall of the voice in speaking:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the rise and fall of the voice in speaking:
singing or playing in good tune or otherwise:
intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice:

Origin

From French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonatio, from intonō + -tiō.

From French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonatio, from intonō + -tiō.

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Forms

plural: intonations
Singularintonation
Pluralintonations

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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