Word Meanings - TONE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion. Eager his tone, and ardent were his eyes. Dryden. 3. A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking

Additional info about word: TONE

Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion. Eager his tone, and ardent were his eyes. Dryden. 3. A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a tone. A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones. The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a semitone as, a whole tone too flat; raise it a tone. The peculiar quality of sound in any voice or instrument; as, a rich tone, a reedy tone. A mode or tune or plain chant; as, the Gregorian tones. Note: The use of the word tone, both for a sound and for the interval between two sounds or tones, is confusing, but is common -- almost universal. Note: Nearly every musical sound is composite, consisting of several simultaneous tones having different rates of vibration according to fixed laws, which depend upon the nature of the vibrating body and the mode of excitation. The components are called partial tones; that one having the lowest rate of vibration is the fundamental tone, and the other partial tones are called harmonics, or overtones. The vibration ratios of the partial tones composing any sound are expressed by all, or by a part, of the numbers in the series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.; and the quality of any sound is due in part to the presence or absence of overtones as represented in this series, and in part to the greater or less intensity of those present as compared with the fundamental tone and with one another. Resultant tones, combination tones, summation tones, difference tones, Tartini's tones (terms only in part synonymous) are produced by the simultaneous sounding of two or more primary tones. (more info) 1. Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone. smooths her charming tones. Milton. Tones that with seraph hymns might blend. Keble.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of TONE)

• Character
• Symbol
• letter
• nature
• type
• disposition
• genius
• temperament
• cast
• estimation
• repute
• office
• reputation
• part
• capacity
• class
• order
• sort
• stamp
• kind
• quality
• species
• sign
• tone
• mark
• figure
• record
• Tension
• Stretch
• strain
• intentness
• tightness
• stiffness
• force
• effort
• Voice
• Tone
• utterance
• language
• articulation
• words
• expression
• signification
• opinion
• vote
• suffrage
• say
• control

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of TONE)

• Neglect
• abandon
• license
• berate
• free
• mismanage
• misconduct
• Obliviate
• silentiate
• suppress

Related words: (words related to TONE)

• SYMBOLISTIC; SYMBOLISTICAL
  Characterized by the use of symbols; as, symbolistic poetry.
• CLASSIFIC
  Characterizing a class or classes; relating to classification.
• FORCE
  To stuff; to lard; to farce. Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit. Shak.
• CHARACTERISTIC
  Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.
• CLASSIFICATORY
  Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification. "A classificatory system." Earle.
• STRAINABLE
  1. Capable of being strained. 2. Violent in action. Holinshed.
• OPINIONATOR
  An opinionated person; one given to conjecture. South.
• CLASSICISM
  A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism. C. Kingsley.
• CHARACTER
  1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye. Holder. 2. Style of writing or printing; handwriting;
• MISMANAGER
  One who manages ill.
• CLASSIS
  An ecclesiastical body or judicat (more info) 1. A class or order; sort; kind. His opinion of that classis of men. Clarendon.
• OFFICEHOLDER
  An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
• SUPPRESSOR
  One who suppresses.
• CONTROLLABLENESS
  Capability of being controlled.
• SYMBOLISM
  The science of creeds; symbolics. (more info) 1. The act of symbolizing, or the state of being symbolized; as, symbolism in Christian art is the representation of truth, virtues, vices, etc., by emblematic colors, signs, and forms. 2. A system
• WORDSMAN
  One who deals in words, or in mere words; a verbalist. "Some speculative wordsman." H. Bushnell.
• STRAINING
  from Strain. Straining piece , a short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and keep them from slipping. See Illust. of Queen-post.
• QUALITY
  1. The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank. We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with many of the city not of the meanest
• REPUTATION
  The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case. 3. Specifically: Good reputation; favorable
• CHARACTERISM
  A distinction of character; a characteristic. Bp. Hall.
• ENSTAMP
  To stamp; to mark as It is the motive . . . which enstamps the character. Gogan.
• OVERLANGUAGED
  Employing too many words; diffuse. Lowell.
• POST OFFICE
  See POST
• REINFORCEMENT
  See REëNFORCEMENT
• BLACK LETTER
  The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type.
• RESTRAINABLE
  Capable of being restrained; controllable. Sir T. Browne.
• IMBORDER
  To furnish or inclose with a border; to form a border of. Milton.
• INTENSION
  The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; - - opposed to extension, extent, or sphere. This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio
• INVOICE
  A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc., with the value or prices and charges annexed. Wharton. 2. The lot or set of goods as shipped or received; as, the merchant receives a large