Dictionary Check: tone
"tone" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
the quality of a person's voice
Example:
"he began in a conversational tone"
noun
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
Example:
"the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
noun
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
Example:
"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"
noun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Example:
"the feel of the city excited him"
noun
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Example:
"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
noun
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Example:
"the singer held the note too long"
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