tone | Lernwerd

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: tones

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): tone
past (v2): toned
past participle (v3): toned
present participle: toning
3rd person singular: tones

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A specific pitch.
2.(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
3.(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
4.The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.to change the colour of
2.to make (something) firmer
3.to give a particular tone to
4.to utter with an affected tone.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2253

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Etymology

From Middle English ton, tone, from Latin tonus (“sound, tone”) (possibly through Old French ton), from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “strain, tension, pitch”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).

Doublet of tune, ton, tonos, and tonus.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Overall

By learning goal

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.