WordCmp.com

manner of speaking vs tone

tone vs manner of speaking

manner of speaking and tone both are nouns.

manner of speaking is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
manner of speaking Yes No No No
tone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tone is a hyponym of manner of speaking; that is, tone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than manner of speaking:
  • manner of speaking: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
  • tone: the quality of a person's voice
Other hyponyms of manner of speaking include address, catch, tongue, shibboleth, tone of voice, elocution, inflection, prosody, inflection, modulation.
manner of speaking (noun) tone (noun)
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally 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
manner of speaking (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 manner of speaking and tone

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.