| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic: air, ambiance, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, mood, smell. See BE. 2. The property by which the sense of vision can distinguish between objects, as a red apple and a green apple, that are very similar or identical in form and size: color, hue, shade, tint. See COLORS. 3. A distinctive way of expressing oneself: fashion, manner, mode, style, vein. See STYLE. 4. A prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude: climate, mood, spirit, temper. See ATTITUDE. 5. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation: cast, hue, tinge, tint. See COLORS. 6. A particular vocal quality that indicates some emotion or feeling: accent, inflection, intonation. Idioms: tone of voice. See SOUNDS. 7. A sound of distinct pitch and quality: timbre, tonality, tone color. See SOUNDS. | | PHRASAL VERB: | tone down To make or become less severe or extreme: moderate, mute, qualify, soften, subdue, tame, temper. See INCREASE. tone down To make less emphatic or obvious: de-emphasize, play down. Informal : soft-pedal. See SHOW.
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