tones

noun

1. the quality of a person's voice also: tone of voice he began in a conversational tonehe spoke in a nervous tone of voice
2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages the Beijing dialect uses four tones
3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) also: timbre, timber, quality the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovelythe muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
4. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people also: spirit, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look the feel of the city excited hima clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
5. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color also: shade, tint, tincture after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
6. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound also: note, musical note the singer held the note too long