tone

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. sound; quality; accent, pitch, inflection, modulation, intonation; strain, key, spirit; elasticity, resilience; tension, firmness, tonus; condition; frame of mind, mood; elegance, stylishness; tint, shade, hue. See color, feeling, method.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A musical sound]

Syn. pitch, timbre, resonance; see sound 2 .

2. [Quality]

Syn. nature, trend, temper; see character 1 .

3. [Manner]

Syn. expression, condition, aspect, mode, habit; see also mood 1 .

4. [A degree of color]

Syn. hue, tint, color value, blend, tinge, cast, coloration; see also color 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. pitch intonation, sound, note, modulation, voice, frequency, timbre.

2. attitude spirit, quality, mood, tenor, air, mode, manner.

3. shade hue, color, tint, tinge, cast.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A sound of distinct pitch and quality: timbre, tonality, tone color. See SOUNDS. 2. A particular vocal quality that indicates some emotion or feeling: accent, inflection, intonation. Idiom: tone of voice. See SOUNDS. 3. A distinctive way of expressing oneself: fashion, manner, mode, style, vein. See STYLE. 4. A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic: air, ambiance, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, mood, smell. See BE. 5. A prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude: climate, mood, spirit, temper. See ATTITUDE. 6. The property by which the sense of vision can distinguish between objects, as a red apple and a green apple, that are very similar or identical in form and size: color, hue, shade, tint. See COLORS. 7. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation: cast, hue, tinge, tint. See COLORS.