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Tonelessly

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Adverb

1. tonelessly

in a monotone

Example Sentences:
'Come in,' she said tonelessly'

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Tonelessly

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noun
1. 
sound with reference to quality, pitch, or volume
2.  short for tone colour
3. US and Canadian another word for note (sense 10)
4. 
(in acoustic analysis) a sound resulting from periodic or regular vibrations, composed either of a simple sinusoidal waveform (pure tone) or of several such waveforms superimposed upon one main one (compound tone)
5. 
an interval of a major second; whole tone
6. Also called: Gregorian tone
any of several plainsong melodies or other chants used in the singing of psalms
7. linguistics
any of the pitch levels or pitch contours at which a syllable may be pronounced, such as high tone, falling tone, etc
8. 
the quality or character of a sound
a nervous tone of voice
9. 
general aspect, quality, or style
I didn't like the tone of his speech
10. 
high quality or style
to lower the tone of a place
11. 
the quality of a given colour, as modified by mixture with white or black; shade; tint
a tone of red
12. physiology
a. 
the normal tension of a muscle at rest
b. 
the natural firmness of the tissues and normal functioning of bodily organs in health
13. 
the overall effect of the colour values and gradations of light and dark in a picture
14. photography
a colour or shade of colour, including black or grey, of a particular area on a negative or positive that can be distinguished from surrounding lighter or darker areas
verb
15. (intransitive; often foll by with)
to be of a matching or similar tone (to)
the curtains tone with the carpet
16. (transitive)
to give a tone to or correct the tone of
17. photography (transitive)
to soften or change the colour of the tones of (a photographic image) by chemical means
18. (transitive)
to give greater firmness or strength to (the body or a part of the body)
19.  an archaic word for intone
noun
(Theobald) Wolfe. 1763–98, Irish nationalist, who founded (1791) the Society of United Irishmen and led (1798) French military forces to Ireland. He was captured and sentenced to death but died by suicide

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Tonelessly

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noun
1. 
a. 
a vocal or musical sound
b. 
its quality
2. 
an intonation, pitch, modulation, etc. of the voice that expresses a particular meaning or feeling of the speaker
a tone of contempt
3. 
a manner of speaking or writing that shows a certain attitude on the part of the speaker or writer, consisting in choice of words, phrasing, etc.
the friendly tone of her letter
4. 
normal resilience or elasticity
rubber that has lost its tone
5. 
a. 
the prevailing or predominant style, character, spirit, trend, morale, or state of morals of a place or period
the cultured tone of their house
b. 
distinctive style; elegance
paintings that lent the room tone
6. 
a. 
a quality or value of color; tint; shade
b. 
any of the slight modifications of a particular color; hue
three tones of green
7.  Linguistics
a. 
the relative height of pitch with which a syllable, word, etc. is pronounced
b. 
the relative height of pitch that is a phoneme of a language and distinguishes meaning, as in the tone languages
8.  Music
a. 
a sound that is distinct and identifiable by its regularity of vibration, or constant pitch (as distinguished from a noise), and that may be put into harmonic relation with other such sounds
b. 
the simple or fundamental tone of a musical sound as distinguished from its overtones
c. 
any one of the full intervals of a diatonic scale; whole step
d. 
any of several recitation melodies used in singing the psalms in plainsong
9.  Painting
the effect produced by the combination of light, shade, and color
10.  Physiology
a. 
the condition of an organism, organ, or part with reference to its normal, healthy functioning
b. 
the normal tension, or resistance to stretch, of a healthy muscle, independent of that caused by voluntary innervation; tonus
verb transitiveWord forms: toned or ˈtoning
11.  Rare
intone
12. 
to give a tone to; specif., to give the proper or desired tone to (a musical instrument, a painting, etc.)
13. 
to change the tone of
14.  Photography
to change or alter the color of (a print) by chemical means
verb intransitive
15. 
to assume a tone

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Tonelessly

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adj.
1. Lacking tone.
2. Lacking vitality; listless.

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