tone


1. tone \'to-n\ n [ME, fr. L tonus tension, tone, fr. Gk tonos, lit., act of stretchi]ng; akin to Gk teinein to stretch - more at THIN 1: vocal or musical sound; esp : sound quality 2a: a sound of definite pitch and vibration 2b: WHOLE STEP 3: accent or inflection expressive of a mood or emotion 4: the pitch of a word often used to express differences of meaning 5: a particular pitch or change of pitch constituting an element in the int onation of a phrase or sentence {high ~} {low ~} {mid ~} {low-rising) {falling ~} 6: style or manner of expression in speaking or writing 7a1: color quality or value 7a2: a tint or shade of color 7b: the color that appreciably modifies a hue or white or black {gray wal ls of greenish) 8: the effect in painting of light and shade together with color 9a: the state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which th e functions are healthy and performed with due vigor 9b: normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli; specif : TONUS)M 10a: healthy elasticity : RESILIENCY 10b: general character, quality, or trend {a city's low moral ~) 10c: frame of mind : MOOD


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