Muscle quality

noun

1. Vocal or musical sound of a specific quality

   "spoke in low tones"

2. A sound of definite pitch and vibration
3. Whole step
4. Accent or inflection expressive of a mood or emotion
5. Style or manner of expression in speaking or writing

   "seemed wise to adopt a conciliatory tone"

6. A particular pitch or change of pitch constituting an element in the intonation of a phrase or sentence

   "high tone"

7. The pitch of a word often used to express differences of meaning
8. The color that appreciably modifies a hue or white or black

   "gray walls of greenish tone"

9. The effect in painting of light and shade together with color
10. Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli
11. Strength, firmness, or tautness of a part of the body (such as the muscles or skin)

    "exercising to improve muscle tone"

12. 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
13. General character, quality, or trend

    "a city's upbeat tone"

14. Frame of mind mood
15. Healthy elasticity resiliency

verb

1. To soften or reduce in intensity, color, appearance, or sound mellow
2. To impart tone to strengthen

   "medicine to tone up the system"

3. To change the normal silver image of (something, such as a photographic print) into a colored image
4. To give a particular intonation or inflection to
5. Intone
6. To assume a pleasing color quality or tint
7. To blend or harmonize in color

biographical name

1. (Theobald) Wolfe 1763–1798 Irish revolutionary

noun

1. Timbre

adjective

1. Relatively insensitive to differences in musical pitch
2. Having or showing an obtuse insensitivity or lack of perception particularly in matters of public sentiment, opinion, or taste

   "The White House long ago concluded that she is aloof and politically tone-deaf …"

noun

1. A language (such as Chinese or Zulu) in which variations in tone distinguish words or phrases of different meaning that otherwise would sound alike

noun

1. Symphonic poem

noun

1. The chosen sequence of tones that serves as the basis for a work of serial music

idiom

1. To match the color of (something)

   "That tie tones in well with your suit."

noun phrase

1. The way a person is speaking to someone

   "I don't like your tone of voice."