tenseness vs tone

tone vs tenseness

tenseness and tone both are nouns.

tenseness is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tenseness	Yes	No	No	No
tone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tone is a hyponym of tenseness; that is, tone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tenseness:

tenseness: 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 tenseness include tonicity, tonus.

tenseness (noun)	tone (noun)
the physical condition of being stretched or strained	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense	(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

tenseness (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 tenseness and tone

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