noun Download 🔗Share A specific pitch. Examples : "The piano teacher praised the student for the even tone of her practice piece. " music sound essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second. Examples : "The melody had a beautiful tone, rising a major second between each note. " music sound number essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody. Examples : "The choir practiced the Gregorian chant's gentle tone. " music religion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice. Examples : "The piano's tone was bright and clear, making it easy to hear every note. " sound music language communication character essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share General character, mood, or trend. Examples : "Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening." style character attitude communication language writing media literature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese. Examples : "The speaker's tone in her presentation was polite, but the rising tone on the word "unfortunately" suggested she was disappointed. " linguistics phonetics language sound word communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice. Examples : "Children often read with a tone." language style communication sound essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The manner in which speech or writing is expressed. Examples : "Her tone in the meeting was serious, indicating that she wanted everyone to listen carefully. " language writing style communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share State of mind; temper; mood. Examples : "Her tone suggested she was disappointed with the test results. " mind attitude character style communication literature linguistics music essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The shade or quality of a colour. Examples : "The painting's tone was a soft, muted yellow-green. " color quality essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours. Examples : "This picture has tone." art appearance style quality essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus. Examples : "The doctor said the athlete's hamstring had good tone, meaning the muscle was strong and healthy. " physiology anatomy body medicine organ essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The athlete's strong tone allowed him to lift heavy weights easily. " physiology medicine biology body condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli. Examples : "The baby's tone was normal; she reacted happily to the sound of her mother's voice. " physiology medicine body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A gun Examples : "My grandfather used to carry a heavy hunting tone. " weapon military essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give a particular tone to Examples : "The teacher toned down her criticism, making the feedback less harsh and more helpful. " communication language writing style essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change the colour of Examples : "The artist used a special dye to tone the fabric a deeper shade of blue. " color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make (something) firmer Examples : "The chef toned the dough before rolling it out to make the perfect pizza crust. " body physiology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To harmonize, especially in colour Examples : "The artist carefully toned the paint colours to create a soft, calming effect in the bedroom. " color art appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To utter with an affected tone. Examples : "To impress his classmates, he toned his voice, speaking in a deliberately dramatic way. " communication language attitude essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
pronoun Download 🔗Share The one (of two) Examples : "My brother and I both wanted the last slice of pizza; tone of us got it. " grammar language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading