cold tone

American  

noun

Photography.

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

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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