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speech vs tone

tone vs speech

speech and tone both are nouns.

speech is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speech Yes No No No
tone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tone is a hyponym of speech; that is, tone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speech:
  • speech: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
  • tone: the quality of a person's voice
Other hyponyms of speech include address, catch, tongue, shibboleth, tone of voice, elocution, inflection, prosody, inflection, modulation.
speech (noun) tone (noun)
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
(language) communication by word of mouth (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
words making up the dialogue of a play the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
a lengthy rebuke a steady sound without overtones
the exchange of spoken words a musical interval of two semitones
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally the quality of a person's voice
something spoken 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
speech (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 speech and tone

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