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a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
(noun) quality, timber, timbre
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely; the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
(noun) pure tone
a steady sound without overtones
they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies
(noun) step, whole step, whole tone
a musical interval of two semitones
(noun) musical note, note
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
the singer held the note too long
(noun) tone of voice
the quality of a person's voice
he began in a conversational tone; he spoke in a nervous tone of voice
(noun) look, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, smell, spirit
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the feel of the city excited him; a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting; it had the smell of treason
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
the doctor tested my tonicity
(verb) tone up, strengthen
give a healthy elasticity to
Let's tone our muscles
vary the pitch of one's speech
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
The students chanted the same slogan over and over again