A Quick and Simple Dictionary

tone

1. Noun.  (music) A specific pitch.
2. Noun.  (music) (''in the diatonic scale'') An interval of a major second.
3. Noun.  (music) (''in a Gregorian chant'') A recitational melody.
4. Noun.  The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
5. Noun.  (linguistics) The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
6. Noun.  (literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
7. Noun.  The shade or quality of a colour.
8. Noun.  The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ. see also: tonus.
9. Noun.  (biology) 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.
10. Noun.  (biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
11. Verb.  (transitive) to give a particular tone to.
12. Verb.  (transitive) to change the colour of.
13. Verb.  (transitive) to make (something) firmer.
14. Verb.  (intransitive) to harmonize, especially in colour.
15. Pronoun.  (context, now) The one (of two).