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monotone vs tone

tone vs monotone

monotone and tone both are nouns.

monotone is an adjective but tone is not an adjective.

monotone is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
monotone Yes Yes No No
tone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tone is a hypernym of monotone; that is, tone is a word with a broader meaning than monotone:
  • monotone: a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)
  • tone: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Other hypernyms of monotone include musical note, note.
monotone (noun) tone (noun)
an unchanging intonation a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts) (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
monotone (adjective) tone (adjective)
of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
monotone (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 monotone and tone

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