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 his accents, when he spoke, were even, if menacing in their tonelessness.
From The Day of Days An Extravaganza by Arthur William Brown
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
The hostility was gone from his voice; nothing remained but an even tonelessness.
From Ralestone Luck by James S. Reid
