cold tone

noun

Photography.

1. a bluish or greenish tinge in a black-and-white print.

Example Sentences

What's also chilling is their casual and cold tone.

From BBC

The polite ways to register offense are generally nonverbal, because they are meant to be subtle: a haughty look, a cold tone, a raised eyebrow.

From Washington Post

In the cold tone of bureaucratic regulations, “such alien is not entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge”.

From The Guardian

The big dot ends a long, hilarious chapter that parodies the kind of crisp, cold tone associated with scientific discourse.

From New York Times

Finally, in a cold tone she said, “You don’t need to come back anymore.”

From Literature