Word a Day
tone
What does tone mean?
tone (noun): the character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use tone in a sentence?
- He began in a conversational tone. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- He spoke in a nervous tone of voice. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce tone?
/toʊn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tone come from?
From Middle English ton, tone, from Latin tonus (“sound, tone”) (possibly through Old French ton).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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