tones

A specific pitch.

(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.

(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.

The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

General character, mood, or trend.

“Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening.”

The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, 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.”

The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.

State of mind; temper; mood.

The shade or quality of a colour.

The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.

“This picture has tone.”

The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.

The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.

Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

A gun

To give a particular tone to

To change the colour of

To make (something) firmer

To harmonize, especially in colour

To utter with an affected tone.