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toned

/təʊnd/US/toʊnd/

toned is the simple past and past participle of tone.

Adjective

toned (comparative more toned, superlative most toned)

  1. Having a (specified kind of) tone.
    • high-toned
    • sweet-toned
  2. Physically fit, with somewhat defined and firm muscles and limited bodyfat.
    • a toned body
    • a toned man

Meaning of tone

Verb

tone (third-person singular simple present tones, present participle toning, simple past and past participle toned)

  1. (transitive) to give a particular tone to
  2. (transitive) to change the colour of
    Synonyms:
    color, colour, dye, paint, tint
  3. (transitive) to make (something) firmer
    Synonyms:
    firm, firm up, tone up
  4. (transitive) to utter with an affected tone.

See all 23 meanings of tone

Forms of toned

comparativemore toned
superlativemost toned

Words formed from toned

Phrases with toned

Words that rhyme with toned

Questions about toned

What does toned mean?
Toned means having a (specified kind of) tone.
What is toned the simple past and past participle of?
Toned is the simple past and past participle of tone.
What part of speech is toned?
Toned is an adjective.
How do you pronounce toned?
Toned is pronounced /təʊnd/ (UK).

Words near toned in the dictionary

  1. tone-deafness
  2. tonearm
  3. tonearms
  4. tonebar
  5. tonebars
  6. toned
  7. toned down
  8. toned in
  9. toned paper
  10. toned papers
  11. toned up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: toned (page history and authors); tone (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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