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speech vs tone of voice

tone of voice vs speech

speech and tone of voice both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speech Yes No No No
tone of voice Yes No No No
As nouns, tone of voice is a hyponym of speech; that is, tone of voice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speech:
  • speech: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
  • tone of voice: the quality of a person's voice
Other hyponyms of speech include address, catch, tongue, shibboleth, tone, elocution, inflection, prosody, inflection, modulation.
speech (noun) tone of voice (noun)
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication the quality of a person's voice
(language) communication by word of mouth
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
words making up the dialogue of a play
a lengthy rebuke
the exchange of spoken words
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
something spoken
Difference between speech and tone of voice

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