Translations

9 languages
Українська
pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning:
firmness of a muscle or organ:
Русский
By meaning 4
specific pitch, quality and duration; a note:
manner in which speech or writing is expressed:
shade or quality of a colour:
firmness of a muscle or organ:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
specific pitch, quality and duration; a note:
character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice:
manner in which speech or writing is expressed:
shade or quality of a colour:

Examples

242 sentences

  1. Tom spoke in an angry tone.

    Том говорив сердитим голосом. — deniko

    ruТом говорил сердитым тоном. — sharptoothed

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  2. I don't like your tone.

    Мені не подобається твій тон. — deniko

    ruМне не нравится твой тон. — marafon

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  3. I'm tone deaf.

    У мене немає музичного слуху. — deniko

    ruУ меня нет слуха. — marafon

    deIch habe kein musikalisches Gehör. — Naina

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Meaning

16 senses

  1. A specific pitch.

    Ton

    тонton

  2. (figuratively)The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.).

    Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening.

    the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

  3. The pitch of a word's sound that distinguishes a difference in meaning, as for example in Chinese.

    Ton

    тонton

    тонton

More meanings 13

  1. The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.

    то́нусtónus

    то́нусtónus

  2. The shade or quality of a colour.

    Farbton

    тонton, отте́нокotténok

  3. The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

    Klang

    тонton

  4. The manner in which speech or writing is expressed, especially the aspects of diction (word choice), connotation, emotiveness, and register.

    Stimmung

    интона́цияintonácija, тонton

  5. The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.

    This picture has tone.

  6. (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.

    тонton

  7. (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.

    Ton

  8. 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.

  9. Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

    the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

Origin

From Middle English ton, tone, from Latin tonus (“sound, tone”) (possibly through Old Fren

From Middle English ton, tone, from Latin tonus (“sound, tone”) (possibly through Old French ton), from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “strain, tension, pitch”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”). Doublet of tune, ton, tonos, and tonus.

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Forms

plural: tones
Singulartone
Pluraltones

regular

Synonyms

22 synonyms
An interval of a major second:whole tone
Close in meaning
  • the quality of a person's voice:tone of voice
  • (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound):timbretimberquality
  • the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people:spiritfeelfeelingflavorflavourlooksmell
  • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color:shadetinttincture
  • a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound:notemusical note
  • a steady sound without overtones:pure tone

Word family

122 related words
RelatedtuneA2atonaldiatonicintonationintonemonotoneringtonetonaltonalitytone-deaftone-deafnesstonemetonictonicityintonate
Derivedallotonebasitonychecked tonecombination tonecomfort tonecontour tonedemitonedeparting tonedial toneditonedowntoneduotoneearth toneeigentoneengaged toneentering toneequitoneescape tonefalling toneflexatonefloating tonefuzztonegammatonegoldtone

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tomorrowA1tonB2tonaltonertongtongueB1

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