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Zeitgeist vs tone

tone vs Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist and tone both are nouns.

Zeitgeist is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Zeitgeist Yes No No No
tone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tone is a hypernym of Zeitgeist; that is, tone is a word with a broader meaning than Zeitgeist:
  • Zeitgeist: the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation
  • tone: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Other hypernyms of Zeitgeist include feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit.
Zeitgeist (noun) tone (noun)
the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
a steady sound without overtones
a musical interval of two semitones
the quality of a person's voice
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Zeitgeist (verb) tone (verb)
give a healthy elasticity to
change to a color image
change the color or tone of
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
vary the pitch of one's speech
Difference between Zeitgeist and tone

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