ALL meanings of tone
tone
T t - verb with object tone to give the desired tone to (a painting, drawing, etc.). 1
- verb with object tone Photography. to change the color of (a print), especially by chemical means. 1
- verb with object tone to render as specified in tone or coloring. 1
- verb with object tone to modify the tone or character of. 1
- verb with object tone to give or restore physical or mental tone to. 1
- verb without object tone to take on a particular tone; assume color or tint. 1
- noun tone sound 1
- noun tone attitude expressed in voice 1
- noun tone style 1
- noun tone quality of a sound 1
- noun tone music: specific sound 1
- noun tone colour: tint 1
- transitive verb tone fitness 1
- noun tone (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence. 1
- verb with object tone to sound with a particular tone. 1
- verb with object tone to give the proper tone to (a musical instrument). 1
- verb with object tone to modify the tone or general coloring of. 1
- countable noun tone The tone of a sound is its particular quality. 0
- countable noun tone Someone's tone is a quality in their voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking. 0
- singular noun tone The tone of a speech or piece of writing is its style and the opinions or ideas expressed in it. 0
- singular noun tone The tone of a place or an event is its general atmosphere. 0
- uncountable noun tone The tone of someone's body, especially their muscles, is its degree of firmness and strength. 0
- verb tone Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong. 0
- verb tone Tone up means the same as tone. 0
- variable noun tone A tone is one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour. 0
- verb tone If one thing tones with another, the two things look nice together because their colours are similar in quality or brightness. 0
- verb tone Tone in means the same as tone. 0
- singular noun tone A tone is one of the sounds that you hear when you are using a telephone, for example the sound that tells you that a number is engaged or busy, or no longer exists. 0
- countable noun tone A tone is a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones. 0
- noun tone sound with reference to quality, pitch, or volume 0
- noun tone (in acoustic analysis) a sound resulting from periodic or regular vibrations, composed either of a simple sinusoidal waveform (pure tone) or of several such waveforms superimposed upon one main one (compound tone) 0
- noun tone an interval of a major second; whole tone 0
- noun tone any of several plainsong melodies or other chants used in the singing of psalms 0
- noun tone any of the pitch levels or pitch contours at which a syllable may be pronounced, such as high tone, falling tone, etc 0
- noun tone the quality or character of a sound 0
- noun tone general aspect, quality, or style 0
- noun tone high quality or style 0
- noun tone the quality of a given colour, as modified by mixture with white or black; shade; tint 0
- noun tone the normal tension of a muscle at rest 0
- noun tone the natural firmness of the tissues and normal functioning of bodily organs in health 0
- noun tone the overall effect of the colour values and gradations of light and dark in a picture 0
- noun tone a colour or shade of colour, including black or grey, of a particular area on a negative or positive that can be distinguished from surrounding lighter or darker areas 0
- verb tone to be of a matching or similar tone (to) 0
- verb tone to give a tone to or correct the tone of 0
- verb tone to soften or change the colour of the tones of (a photographic image) by chemical means 0
- verb tone to give greater firmness or strength to (the body or a part of the body) 0
- noun tone (Theobald) Wolfe. 1763–98, Irish nationalist, who founded (1791) the Society of United Irishmen and led (1798) French military forces to Ireland. He was captured and sentenced to death but committed suicide 0
- noun tone a vocal or musical sound 0
- noun tone its quality 0
- noun tone an intonation, pitch, modulation, etc. of the voice that expresses a particular meaning or feeling of the speaker 0