tones


Meanings

  • the quality of a person's voice;
  • (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages;
    • "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
  • (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);
    • "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
  • the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;
  • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color;
  • a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
  • a steady sound without overtones;
    • "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
  • the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli;
  • a musical interval of two semitones
  • the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author;
  • utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
  • vary the pitch of one's speech
  • change the color or tone of;
  • change to a color image;
  • give a healthy elasticity to;


Scrabble Score: 5

tones is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

tones is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

tones is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

tones is a valid Words With Friends word