Tones

//təʊnz//

Synonyms for "tones" (540 found)

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Closest matches (108)

color note shade spirit timbre tonicity accent accidental achromatism act action actions activity acts adaptability address affect affectation air algorithm

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Verb(4 words)

tone up chant color colour

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (162)

culture pattern current custom dab dampen daub decorator color deep-dye degree demeanor demisemiquaver denouement deportment depth design development device dharma diapason diatessaron

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diathesis diatonic interval diatonic semitone dip direction dispose disposition distemper doing doings dominant dominant note double whole note double-dye draftsmanship drift dulcetness dull dye eighth note elasticity emblazon emphasis enamel engild enharmonic enharmonic diesis enharmonic interval enharmonic note episode ethos expression extensibility fable face falling action fashion fast-dye feel feeling fiber fifth firm fitness flat flexibility folkway force form fourth frame frame of mind french pitch frequency fresco freshen up fullness fundamental fundamental tone genius gesture gestures gild gimmick give glacial movement glaze gloss goings on goings-on grain grouping guise habit half note half step halftone harmonic harmonise heart heftiness height hemidemisemiquaver high pitch hue humor humors huskiness ilk illuminate imbue incident incline induce inflection influence ingrain interval intonation intonation pattern involuntary muscle japan key kind lacquer lay on color lead lead by the nose less semitone lightness limber up line line of action lines liveliness local color low pitch main current mainstream maintien makeup manner manner of speaking manner of working manners means mellifluence mellifluousness melodic interval melodiousness melody

Verb(5 words)

dye firm firm up inflect intone

Noun(6 words)

feel feeling flavor flavour look meaning

Related words (270)

method methodology methods mien milieu mind minim mode mode of expression mode of operation mode of procedure moderate modify modulate modulation modus operandi modus vivendi mold monotone monotony

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mood morale motif motion motions mould moulder mouldy move movement movements moves munsell chroma muscle muscularity musculature musical note musical quality musical sound musicality mute mythos natural natural color nature neutral color new philharmonic pitch observable behavior octave odor order overtone paint painterliness pallor parallel octaves parget partial partial tone patent note pattern peripeteia perspective persuade philharmonic pitch philosophical pitch phrasing physique pigment pitch pitch accent plan plot poise port pose posture practice praxis predispose presence prime procedure proceeding process prompt property purity quality quarter note quaver quieten rebound recognition reduce register reinvigorate report resilience resiliency resonance responding note responsiveness revitalize richness rising action routine run saturation scheme second secondary plot semibreve semiquaver semitone sense set seventh shading shadow shape shaped note sharp shellac sinew sinewiness sinews sixteenth note sixth sixty-fourth note skin color slant slop on paint smear snap social science soft-pedal soften soften up somatotype sonority sonorousness sort sound speech tune spiccato spirits spring springiness staccato stain stamp standard pitch state of mind step stipple story strain streak stream stress stretch stretchability stretchiness stripe structure style subdue subject subplot suchness suprasegmental sustained note sway sweetness swing switch system tack tactics technique temper temperament tendency tenor tercet the drill the general tendency the how the main course the way of thematic development theme thew thewiness thews third thirty-second note time spirit tinct tincture tinge tint tonality tone color tone down tone of voice tone quality tone up tonelessness tonus topic treatment trend triplet tune tune up tunefulness turn twist type undercoat undercolor undertone unison interval value values varnish vein voce voice voice qualifier voice quality voluntary muscle warm color wash way way of life way of saying ways wear down weigh with whitewash whole note whole step whole tone wise work zeitgeist

Verb(4 words)

modulate paint strengthen tint

Noun(17 words)

musical note note pure tone quality shade smell spirit step timber timbre tincture tint tone of voice tonicity tonus toon whole step

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Sample sentences

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She spoke in soft tones.

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What an unfailing barrier against vice, immorality and bad habits are those tastes which lead us to embellish a home, to which at all times and in all places we turn with delight, as being the object and the scene of our fondest cares, labours and enjoyments; whose humble roof, whose shady porch, whose verdant lawn and smiling flowers all breathe forth to us, in true, earnest tones, a domestic feeling that at once purifies the heart and binds us more closely to our fellow beings.

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Oh friends, not these tones!

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Therefore, E.T.A. Hoffman asserts: "Music is the most romantic of all arts, for its object is the infinite. It is the mysterious Sanskrit of nature, spoken in tones which fill up the soul of mankind with infinite yearning; and it alone lets us understand the songs of the trees, the flowers, the animals, the stones and the waters."

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