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tone vs speech

speech vs tone

tone and speech both are nouns.

tone is a verb but speech is not a verb.

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

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