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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

vocal or musical sound; esp

sound quality

    a sound of definite pitch and vibration

    WHOLE STEP

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

to assume a pleasing color quality or tint

to blend or harmonize in color - ton.er n