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subtones

subtones is the plural of subtone.

Meaning of subtone

Noun

subtone (plural subtones)

  1. A secondary or lesser tone (in sound or colour).
    • It had a slight rasp, soft subtones in the low notes and even control through the registers; he scattered stylized shakes of vibrato all through his playing.2007 July 20, Ben Ratliff, “Sounds to Quiet a Crowd While Recalling Faded Times”, in New York Times

Questions about subtones

What is subtones the plural of?
Subtones is the plural of subtone.

Words near subtones in the dictionary

  1. subtomogram
  2. subtomograms
  3. subtomographic
  4. subtonal
  5. subtone
  6. subtones
  7. subtongue
  8. subtongues
  9. subtonic
  10. subtonics
  11. subtopia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subtones (page history and authors); subtone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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