intoner

in·tone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-tohn]
- /ɪnˈtoʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-tohn]
- /ɪnˈtoʊn/

Definitions of intoner word

verb with object intoner to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation. 1
verb with object intoner to give tone or variety of tone to; vocalize. 1
verb with object intoner to utter in a singing voice (the first tones of a section in a liturgical service). 1
verb with object intoner to recite or chant in monotone. 1
verb without object intoner to speak or recite in a singing voice, especially in monotone; chant. 1
verb without object intoner Music. to produce a tone, or a particular series of tones, like a scale, especially with the voice. 1

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Origin of intoner

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

1475-85; < Medieval Latin intonāre; replacing earlier entone < Middle French entoner < Medieval Latin; see in-2, tone

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Parts of speech for Intoner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Intoner

intoner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for intoner

noun intoner

artist — An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
voice — the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
troubadour — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
songbird — a bird that sings.

All 22 Synonyms of intoner