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tautness vs tone

tone vs tautness

tautness and tone both are nouns.

tautness is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tautness Yes No No No
tone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tone is a hyponym of tautness; that is, tone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tautness:
  • tautness: the physical condition of being stretched or strained
  • tone: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Other hyponyms of tautness include tonicity, tonus.
tautness (noun) tone (noun)
lack of movement or room for movement a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
the physical condition of being stretched or strained (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
tautness (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 tautness and tone

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