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tone
noun [S] (GENERAL MOOD) /təʊn/
/toʊn/ Definition
C2 the general mood or main qualities of something: I didn't like the jokey tone of the article - I thought it inappropriate. Trust you to lower the tone of the evening by telling vulgar jokes, Martin! Well, I thought it might raise the moral tone of the evening if I invited a vicar to the party. He was in a very bad mood when he arrived, and that set the tone for the whole meeting.Moods
(Definition of tone noun (GENERAL MOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -humoured suffix
- -toned suffix
- be in one of your moods idiom
- black mood noun
- frame noun (STRUCTURE)
- have a strop on idiom
- humour noun (MOOD)
- mood noun
- sb's state/frame of mind idiom
- snit noun
- spirit noun (WAY OF FEELING)
- strop noun
- sucking diesel idiom
- temperament noun
- temperature noun (OF A SITUATION)
- up and down idiom
- vibe noun
- what's eating sb? idiom
- yourself pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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