Plural of tone
regular plural
The plural of tone is tones.
Forms of tone
| Singular | tone /ˈtəʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tones /təʊnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Tones in a sentence
- We make crude visual distinctions and effectively meaningless categorizations based on average skin tones, such as black or white.2017, Adam Rutherford, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, The Experiment, →ISBN, page 81
- For those seeking purply tones, the paint colors available include mauve, magenta, and grape.From the entry grape
- The difference between the tones is subtle, but you can hear it if you listen carefully.From the entry subtle
- Examples of glottalization include creaky voice, and the interrupted tones of Vietnamese.From the entry glottalization
- That color paint really tones with the look of your house.From the entry tone with
Meaning of tone
- noun A specific pitch.
- noun (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
- noun (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
Questions about the plural of tone
- What is the plural of tone?
- The plural of tone is tones.
- Is tone countable?
- Tone is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tone (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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