Tone is the way a sound or voice sounds. It can be loud or soft, high or low. It helps you know how the sound feels.
He liked the soft tone of the bell.
She spoke in a happy tone today.
Tone is the way a person sounds or writes to show feelings. It can be happy, angry, or sad. You feel this from their words.
His tone was angry in the email.
I like the friendly tone of this book.
To tone means to change the color or quality of something. It can also mean to make muscles stronger.
She toned the wall paint to a lighter color.
He toned his muscles with exercise.
Tone here means how firm or healthy muscles or skin feel. Good tone means strong and healthy.
She improved her muscle tone by running.
His skin has a healthy tone after vacation.
In some languages, tone means using voice pitch to change word meaning. This is a special way of speaking.
Chinese is a language with many tones.
Changing tone can change word meaning.
Tone means how light or dark a color is in pictures. It helps make images look real and clear.
The photo has soft tones and shadows.
Adjust the tone for a better picture.
