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tone vs tonic

tonic vs tone

tone and tonic both are nouns.

tone is not an adjective while tonic is an adjective.

tone is a verb but tonic is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tone Yes No Yes No
tonic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, tonic is a hyponym of tone; that is, tonic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tone:
  • tone: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
  • tonic: (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
Other hyponyms of tone include keynote, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading tone, subtonic, pedal, pedal point, shake, trill, middle C, chord, passing note, passing tone, semibreve, whole note, half note, minim, crotchet, quarter note, eighth note, quaver, semiquaver, sixteenth note, demisemiquaver, thirty-second note, hemidemisemiquaver, sixty-fourth note, acciaccatura, appoggiatura, grace note, blue note, monotone.
tone (noun) tonic (noun)
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
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
tone (adjective) tonic (adjective)
(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
imparting vitality and energy
relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale
tone (verb) tonic (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
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