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tone vs timber

timber vs tone

tone and timber both are nouns.

tone is a verb but timber is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tone Yes No Yes No
timber Yes No No No
As nouns, tone and timber are synonyms defined as:
  • tone and timber: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
Other synonyms of tone include quality, timbre.
tone (noun) timber (noun)
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color a beam made of wood
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) a post made of wood
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author land that is covered with trees and shrubs
a steady sound without overtones the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
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
tone (verb) timber (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 timber

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