Tone vs. Tune
Difference Between Tone and Tune
Tonenoun
A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
Tunenoun
A melody, especially a simple and easily remembered one.
Tonenoun
The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
Tunenoun
A song.
Tonenoun
A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.
Tunenoun
The state of being in correct pitch
sang out of tune.played in tune with the piano.Tonenoun
The quality or character of sound.
Tunenoun
(Obsolete) A musical tone.
Tonenoun
The characteristic quality or timbre of a particular instrument or voice.
Tunenoun
Concord or agreement; harmony
in tune with the times.Tonenoun
The pitch of a word used to determine its meaning or to distinguish differences in meaning.
Tunenoun
(Archaic) Frame of mind; disposition.
Tonenoun
The particular or relative pitch of a word, phrase, or sentence.
Tunenoun
(Electronics) Adjustment of a receiver or circuit for maximum response to a given signal or frequency.
Tonenoun
Manner of expression in speech or writing
took an angry tone with the reporters.Tuneverb
(Music) To put into proper pitch
tuned the violin.Tonenoun
A general quality, effect, or atmosphere
a room with an elegant tone.Tuneverb
(Archaic) To utter musically; sing.
Tonenoun
A color or shade of color
light tones of blue.Tuneverb
To adjust (an electronic receiver) to a desired frequency.
Tonenoun
Quality of color
The green wallpaper had a particularly somber tone.Tuneverb
To adjust (an electronic circuit) so as to make it resonant with a given input signal.
Tonenoun
The general effect in painting of light, color, and shade.
Tuneverb
To adjust (an engine, for example) for maximum usability or performance.
Tonenoun
The normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles.
Tuneverb
To adjust the wavelength output of (a laser).
Tonenoun
Normal firmness of a tissue or an organ.
Tuneverb
To become attuned.
Toneverb
To give a particular tone or inflection to.
Tunenoun
A melody.
Toneverb
To soften or change the color of (a painting or photographic negative, for example).
Tunenoun
A song, or short musical composition.
Toneverb
To sound monotonously; intone.
Tunenoun
(informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
Your engine needs a good tune.Toneverb
To make firmer or stronger. Often used with up
exercises that tone up the body.Tunenoun
The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
Your engine is now in tune.This piano is not in tune.Toneverb
To assume a particular color quality.
Tunenoun
(obsolete) Temper; frame of mind.
Toneverb
To harmonize in color.
Tunenoun
(obsolete) A sound; a note; a tone.
Tonenoun
(music) A specific pitch.
Tunenoun
(obsolete) Order; harmony; concord.
Tonenoun
(music) (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
Tuneinterjection
Used to show appreciation or approval of a song.
You heard the new Rizzle Kicks song? — Tune!Tonenoun
(music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
Tuneverb
To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
to tune a piano or a violinTonenoun
The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
Tuneverb
To adjust or modify (esp. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
Tuning the engine gave me an extra twenty horsepower.Tune your mind, and anything becomes possible.Tonenoun
General character, mood, or trend.
Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening.Tuneverb
To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
Tune to Channel 6 for all your favourite daytime shows.Tonenoun
(linguistics) The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
Tuneverb
(e.g. of senses or faculties) To adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
My ears were tuned to the sounds of the forest.Tonenoun
(dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
Children often read with a tone.Tuneverb
To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
Tonenoun
(literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
Tuneverb
To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
Tonenoun
(obsolete) State of mind; temper; mood.
Tuneverb
(transitive) To give a certain tone or character to.
Tonenoun
The shade or quality of a colour.
Tuneverb
(obsolete) To sing with melody or harmony.
Tonenoun
The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
This picture has tone.Tuneverb
To cheek; to be impudent towards.
Are you tuning me?Tonenoun
The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ. see also: tonus
Tunenoun
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
she was humming an air from BeethovenTonenoun
(biology) The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
Tunenoun
the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch;
he cannot sing in tunethe clarinet was out of tuneTonenoun
(biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
Tunenoun
the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
Toneverb
(transitive) to give a particular tone to
Tuneverb
adjust for (better) functioning;
tune the engineToneverb
(transitive) to change the colour of
Tuneverb
of musical instruments;
My piano needs to be tunedToneverb
(transitive) to make (something) firmer
Toneverb
(intransitive) to harmonize, especially in colour
Toneverb
(transitive) To utter with an affected tone.
Tonepronoun
The one (of two).
Tonenoun
the quality of a person's voice;
he began in a conversational tonehe spoke in a nervous tone of voiceTonenoun
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages;
the Beijing dialect uses four tonesTonenoun
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);
the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovelythe muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meetTonenoun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;
the feel of the city excited hima clergyman improved the tone of the meetingit had the smell of treasonTonenoun
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color;
after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wantedTonenoun
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
the singer held the note too longTonenoun
a steady sound without overtones;
they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequenciesTonenoun
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli;
the doctor tested my tonicityTonenoun
a musical interval of two semitones
Tonenoun
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author;
the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdrawfrom the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcomeToneverb
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
The students chanted the same slogan over and over againToneverb
of one's speech, varying the pitch
Toneverb
change the color or tone of;
tone a negativeToneverb
change to a color image;
tone a photographic imageToneverb
give a healthy elasticity to;
Let's tone our muscles
