Tones meaning : A specific pitch. (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second. (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody. The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice. General character, mood, or trend. The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese. A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice. The manner in which speech or writing is expressed. State of mind; temper; mood. The shade or quality of a colour. The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours. The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus. The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor. Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli. A gun To give a particular tone to To change the colour of To make (something) firmer To harmonize, especially in colour To utter with an affected tone.