tones
UK/təʊnz//toʊnz/
tones is the plural of tone.
tones is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tone.
Meaning of tone
Noun
tone (plural tones)
- A specific pitch.
- (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
- Synonyms:
- whole tone
- (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
- The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
- The pitch of a word's sound that distinguishes a difference in meaning, as for example in Chinese.
- A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
- Children often read with a tone.
Phrases with tones
- ru tones
- tones in
- tones up
- dial tones
- fuzz tones
- half tones
- ring tones
- room tones
- skin tones
- tones down
- tones with
- wolf tones
28 more phrasesFewer phrases
- earth tones
- jewel tones
- level tones
- whole tones
- escape tones
- rising tones
- turkey tones
- checked tones
- contour tones
- engaged tones
- falling tones
- leading tones
- neutral tones
- oblique tones
- passing tones
- quarter tones
- reorder tones
- Shepard tones
- Tartini tones
- dialling tones
- entering tones
- floating tones
- neighbor tones
- tendency tones
- tones of voice
- departing tones
- combination tones
- non-harmonic tones
Words that rhyme with tones
Questions about tones
- What is tones the plural of?
- Tones is the plural of tone.
- How do you pronounce tones?
- Tones is pronounced /təʊnz/ (UK).
Words near tones in the dictionary
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