tone

IPA: tˈoʊn

(music) A specific pitch.
(music) (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
(music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
(linguistics) The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
(dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
(literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
(obsolete) State of mind; temper; mood.
The shade or quality of a colour.
The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.
(biology) The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
(biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
(African-American Vernacular, slang) a gun
(figuratively)
The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.).
(Chiefly in the form lower/raise the tone of something) The quality of being respectable or admirable.
A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony
A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the River Parrett.

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