tone
noun
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc..
Example Sentences
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Self is one of the few writers whose language and ideas are at constant war with the easy-access tonelessness churned out by many – though not all – of today’s “creative writing” industries.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2017
He had a strange lisp, and there was a . . . tonelessness to his voice.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
But Cope's voice, in his hearing, had lapsed from resonance to non-resonance, and from that to tonelessness, and from that to quietude….
From Bertram Cope's Year by Henry Blake Fuller
“Oh,” she said, with all the tonelessness of disinterest, and went on with her stitching.
From The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London
The calm assurance of the man fanned her rising anger, and, when she answered, her voice was low and steady, with the tonelessness of forced control.
From The Gun-Brand by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
