accent or inflection expressive of a mood or emotion
the pitch of a word often used to express differences of meaning
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 ~}
style or manner of expression in speaking or writing 7a
color quality or value 7a
a tint or shade of color
the color that appreciably modifies a hue or white or black {gray wal ls of greenish ~}
the effect in painting of light and shade together with color
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
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 2. tone vt
INTONE
to give a particular intonation or inflection to
to impart tone to
STRENGTHEN {medicine to up the s ystem}
to soften in color, appearance, or sound
MELLOW
to change the normal silver image of (as a photographic print) into a colored image