THESAURUS
tone
French pitch, Munsell chroma, Zeitgeist, accent, accidental, achromatism, action, actions, activity, acts, adaptability, address, affect, affectation, air, algorithm, anagnorisis, angle, apply paint, approach, architectonics, architecture, argument, arrangement, aspect, atmosphere, attack, attitude, audio frequency, aura, background, balance, bearing, bedaub, bedizen, beef, beefiness, begild, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, bend, besmear, bias, blend, body-build, bounce, bounciness, brand, brawn, brawniness, breve, brighten up, brightness, brush on paint, brushwork, buoyance, buoyancy, calcimine, carriage, cast, catastrophe, character, characteristic, characteristics, characterization, chroma, chromatic color, chromaticity, chromatism, chromism, classical pitch, climate, coat, color, color balance, color harmony, color quality, color scheme, coloration, colorimetric quality, coloring, complexion, complication, comportment, composition, conduct, consecutive intervals, constituents, constitution, continuity, contrivance, cool color, course, cover, crasis, crotchet, cue, culture pattern, current, custom, dab, dampen, daub, decorator color, deep-dye, degree, demeanor, demisemiquaver, denouement, deportment, depth, design, development, device, dharma, diapason, diatessaron, diathesis, diatonic interval, diatonic semitone, dip, direction, dispose, disposition, distemper, doing, doings, dominant, dominant note, double whole note, double-dye, draftsmanship, drift, dulcetness, dull, dye, eighth note, elasticity, emblazon, emphasis, enamel, engild, enharmonic, enharmonic diesis, enharmonic interval, enharmonic note, episode, ethos, extensibility, fable, face, falling action, fashion, fast-dye, feel, feeling, fiber, fifth, flat, flexibility, folkway, force, form, fourth, frame, frame of mind, frequency, fresco, freshen up, fullness, fundamental, fundamental
tone, genius, gestures, gild, gimmick, give, glacial movement, glaze, gloss, goings-on, grain, grouping, guise, habit, half note, half step, halftone, harmonic, heart, heftiness, height, hemidemisemiquaver, high pitch, hue, humor, humors, huskiness, ilk, illuminate, imbue, incident, incline, induce, inflection, influence, ingrain, interval, intonation, intonation pattern, involuntary muscle, japan, key, kind, lacquer, lay on color, lead, less semitone, lightness, limber up, line, line of action, lines, liveliness, local color, low pitch, main current, mainstream, maintien, makeup, manner, manner of speaking, manner of working, manners, means, mellifluence, mellifluousness, melodic interval, melodiousness, melody, method, methodology, methods, mien, milieu, mind, minim, mode, mode of expression, mode of operation, mode of procedure, moderate, modify, modulate, modulation, modus operandi, modus vivendi, mold, monotone, monotony, mood, morale, motif, motion, motions, move, movement, movements, moves, muscle, muscularity, musculature, musical note, musical quality, musical sound, musicality, mute, mythos, natural, natural color, nature, neutral color, new philharmonic pitch, note, observable behavior, octave, order, overtone, paint, painterliness, pallor, parallel octaves, parget, partial, partial
tone, patent note, pattern, peripeteia, perspective, persuade, philharmonic pitch, philosophical pitch, phrasing, physique, pigment, pitch, pitch accent, plan, plot, poise, port, pose, posture, practice, praxis, predispose, presence, prime, procedure, proceeding, process, prompt, property, purity, quality, quarter note, quaver, quieten, rebound, recognition, reduce, register, reinvigorate, report, resilience, resiliency, resonance, responding note, responsiveness, revitalize, richness, rising action, routine, run, saturation, scheme, second, secondary plot, semibreve, semiquaver, semitone, sense, set, seventh, shade, shading, shadow, shape, shaped note, sharp, shellac, sinew, sinewiness, sinews, sixteenth note, sixth, sixty-fourth note, skin color, slant, slop on paint, smear, snap, social science, soft-pedal, soften, soften up, somatotype, sonority, sonorousness, sort, sound, speech tune, spiccato, spirit, spirits, spring, springiness, staccato, stain, stamp, standard pitch, state of mind, step, stipple, story, streak, stream, stress, stretch, stretchability, stretchiness, stripe, structure, style, subdue, subject, subplot, suchness, suprasegmental, sustained note, sway, sweetness, swing, switch, system, tack, tactics, technique, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, tercet, the drill, the general tendency, the how, the main course, the way of, thematic development, theme, thew, thewiness, thews, third, thirty-second note, timbre, time spirit, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tonality,
tone color,
tone down,
tone of voice,
tone quality,
tone up, tonelessness, tonicity, tonus, topic, treatment, trend, triplet, tune, tune up, tunefulness, turn, twist, type, undercoat, undercolor, undertone, unison interval, value, values, varnish, vein, voce, voice, voice qualifier, voice quality, voluntary muscle, warm color, wash, way, way of life, way of saying, ways, wear down, weigh with, whitewash, whole note, whole step, wise, work
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tone
Method
N
method, way, manner, wise, gait, form, mode, fashion,
tone, guise, modus operandi, MO, procedure, path, road, route, course, line of way, line of road, trajectory, orbit, track, beat, tack, steps, stair, staircase, flight of stairs, ladder, stile, perron, bridge, footbridge, viaduct, pontoon, steppingstone, plank, gangway, drawbridge, pass, ford, ferry, tunnel, pipe, door, gateway, channel, passage, avenue, means of access, approach, adit, artery, lane, loan, alley, aisle, lobby, corridor, back-door, back-stairs, secret passage, covert way, vennel, roadway, pathway, stairway, express, thoroughfare, highway, turnpike, freeway, royal road, coach road, broad highway, King's highway, Queen's highway, beaten track, beaten path, horse road, bridle road, bridle track, bridle path, walk, trottoir, footpath, pavement, flags, sidewalk, crossroad, byroad, bypath, byway, cut, short cut carrefour, private road, occupation road, highways and byways, railroad, railway, tram road, tramway, towpath, causeway, canal, street, speedway, adv, how, in what way, in what manner, by what mode, so, in this way, after this fashion, one way or another, anyhow, somehow or other, by way of, via, in transitu, on the high road to, hae tibi erunt artes.
State
N
state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim, mood, pickle, plight, temper, aspect, dilemma, pass, predicament, constitution, habitude, diathesis, frame, fabric, stamp, set, fit, mold, mould, mode, modality, schesis, form,
tone, tenor, turn, trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style, character, conditional, modal, formal, structural, organic, conditionally, as the matter stands, as things are, such being the case.
Strength
N
strength, power, energy, vigor, force, main force, physical force, brute force, spring, elasticity,
tone, tension, tonicity, stoutness, lustihood, stamina, nerve, muscle, sinew, thews and sinews, physique, pith, pithiness, virtility, vitality, athletics, athleticism, gymnastics, feats of strength, adamant, steel, iron, oak, heart of oak, iron grip, grit, bone, athlete, gymnast, acrobat, superman, Atlas, Hercules, Antaeus, Samson, Cyclops, Goliath, tower of strength, giant refreshed, strengthening, invigoration, refreshment, refocillation, dynamics, statics, strong, mighty, vigorous, forcible, hard, adamantine, stout, robust, sturdy, hardy, powerful, potent, puissant, valid, resistless, irresistible, invincible, proof against, impregnable, unconquerable, indomitable, dominating, inextinguishable, unquenchable, incontestable, more than a match for, overpowering, overwhelming, all powerful, all sufficient, sovereign, able-bodied, athletic, Herculean, Cyclopean, Atlantean, muscular, brawny, wiry, well-knit, broad-shouldered, sinewy, strapping, stalwart, gigantic, manly, man-like, manful, masculine, male, virile, unweakened, unallayed, unwithered, unshaken, unworn, unexhausted, in full force, in full swing, in the plenitude of power, stubborn, thick-ribbed, made of iron, deep-rooted, strong as a lion, strong as a horse, strong as an ox, strong as brandy, sound as a roach, in fine feather, in high feather, built like a brick shithouse, like a giant refreshed, strongly, by force, by main force, our withers are unwrung, Blut und Eisen, coelitus mihi vires, du fort au diable, en habiles gens, ex vi termini, flecti non frangi, he that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves an, inflexible in faith invincible in arms.
Affections
N
affections, affect, character, qualities, disposition, nature, spirit,
tone, temper, temperament, diathesis, idiosyncrasy, cast of mind, cast of soul, habit of mind, habit of soul, frame of mind, frame of soul, predilection, turn, natural turn of mind, bent, bias, predisposition, proneness, proclivity, propensity, propenseness, propension, propendency, vein, humor, mood, grain, mettle, sympathy, soul, heart, breast, bosom, inner man, heart's core, heart's strings, heart's blood, heart of hearts, bottom of one's heart, penetralia mentis, secret and inmost recesses of the heart, cockles of one's heart, inmost heart, inmost soul, backbone, passion, pervading spirit, ruling passion, master passion, furore, fullness of the heart, heyday of the blood, flesh and blood, flow of soul, energy, fervor, fire, force, affected, characterized, formed, molded, cast, attempered, tempered, framed, predisposed, prone, inclined, having a bias, tinctured with, imbued with, penetrated with, eaten up with, inborn, inbred, ingrained, deep-rooted, ineffaceable, inveterate, pathoscopic, congenital, dyed in the wool, implanted by nature, inherent, in the grain, affective, in one's heart, at heart, heart and soul, affection is a coal that must be cool'd else suffe.
Tendency
N
tendency, aptness, aptitude, proneness, proclivity, bent, turn,
tone, bias, set, leaning to, predisposition, inclination, propensity, susceptibility, conatus, nisus, liability, quality, nature, temperament, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, cast, vein, grain, humor, mood, drift, conduciveness, conducement, applicability, subservience, tending, conducive, working towards, in a fair way to, calculated to, liable, subservient, useful, subsidiary, for, whither.
Sound
N
sound, noise, strain, accent, twang, intonation,
tone, cadence, sonorousness, audibility, resonance, voice, aspirate, ideophone, rough breathing, acoustics, phonics, phonetics, phonology, phonography, diacoustics, diaphonics, phonetism, sounding, soniferous, sonorous, sonorific, resonant, audible, distinct, stertorous, phonetic, phonic, phonocamptic, a thousand trills and quivering sounds, forensis strepitus.
Concord
N
concord, accord, harmony, symphony, homologue, agreement, sympathy, empathy, response, union, unison, unity, bonds of harmony, peace, unanimity, league, happy family, rapprochement, reunion, amity, alliance, entente cordiale, good understanding, conciliation, peacemaker, intercessor, mediator, concordant, congenial, agreeing, in accord, harmonious, united, cemented, banded together, allied, friendly, fraternal, conciliatory, at one with, of one mind, at peace, in still water, tranquil, with one voice, in concert with, hand in hand, on one's side, commune periculum concordiam parit, melody concord, melody, rhythm, measure, rhyme, pitch, timbre, intonation,
tone, scale, gamut, diapason, diatonic chromatic scale, enharmonic scale, key, clef, chords, modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution, staff, stave, line, space, brace, bar, rest, appoggiato, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, note, musical note, notes of a scale, sharp, flat, natural, high note, low note, interval, semitone, second, third, fourth, diatessaron, breve, semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver, sustained note, drone, burden, tonic, key note, leading note, fundamental note, supertonic, mediant, dominant, submediant, subdominant, octave, tetrachord, major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode, passage, phrase, concord, harmony, emmeleia, unison, unisonance, chime, homophony, euphony, euphonism, tonality, consonance, consent, part, harmony, harmonics, thorough-bass, fundamental-bass, counterpoint, faburden, piece of music, composer, harmonist, contrapuntist (musician), harmonious, harmonical, in concord, in tune, in concert, unisonant, concentual, symphonizing, isotonic, homophonous, assonant, ariose, consonant, measured, rhythmical, diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic, melodious, musical, melic, tuneful, tunable, sweet, dulcet, canorous, mellow, mellifluous, soft, clear, clear as a bell, silvery, euphonious, euphonic, euphonical, symphonious, enchanting fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned, harmoniously, in harmony, as one, the hidden soul of harmony.
Color
N
color, hue, tint, tinge, dye, complexion, shade, tincture, cast, livery, coloration, glow, flush,
tone, key, pure color, positive color, primary color, primitive complementary color, three primaries, spectrum, chromatic dispersion, broken color, secondary color, tertiary color, local color, coloring, keeping,
tone, value, aerial perspective, chromatics, spectrum analysis, spectroscopy, chromatism, chromatography, chromatology, prism, spectroscope, spectrograph, spectrometer, colorimeter (optical instruments), pigment, coloring matter, paint, dye, wash, distemper, stain, medium, mordant, oil paint, colored, colorific, tingent, tinctorial, chromatic, prismatic, full-colored, high-colored, deep-colored, doubly-dyed, polychromatic, chromatogenous, tingible, bright, vivid, intense, deep, fresh, unfaded, rich, gorgeous, gay, gaudy, florid, gay, garish, rainbow-colored, multihued, showy, flaunting, flashy, raw, crude, glaring, flaring, discordant, inharmonious, mellow, pastel, harmonious, pearly, sweet, delicate, tender, refined,
color, hue, tint, tinge, dye, complexion, shade, tincture, cast, livery, coloration, glow, flush,
tone, key, pure color, positive color, primary color, primitive complementary color, three primaries, spectrum, chromatic dispersion, broken color, secondary color, tertiary color, local color, coloring, keeping,
tone, value, aerial perspective, chromatics, spectrum analysis, spectroscopy, chromatism, chromatography, chromatology, prism, spectroscope, spectrograph, spectrometer, colorimeter (optical instruments), pigment, coloring matter, paint, dye, wash, distemper, stain, medium, mordant, oil paint, colored, colorific, tingent, tinctorial, chromatic, prismatic, full-colored, high-colored, deep-colored, doubly-dyed, polychromatic, chromatogenous, tingible, bright, vivid, intense, deep, fresh, unfaded, rich, gorgeous, gay, gaudy, florid, gay, garish, rainbow-colored, multihued, showy, flaunting, flashy, raw, crude, glaring, flaring, discordant, inharmonious, mellow, pastel, harmonious, pearly, sweet, delicate, tender, refined.
Blackness
N
blackness darkness, (want of light), swartliness, lividity, dark color,
tone, color, chiaroscuro, nigrification, infuscation, jet, ink, ebony, coal pitch, soot, charcoal, sloe, smut, raven, crow, negro, blackamoor, man of color, nigger, darkie, Ethiop, black, buck, nigger, coon, sambo, lampblack, ivory black, blueblack, writing ink, printing ink, printer's ink, Indian ink, India ink, in mourning.