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Definition of Tone of voice
1. Noun. The quality of a person's voice. "He spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
Generic synonyms: Delivery, Manner Of Speaking, Speech
Specialized synonyms: Note, Rotundity, Roundness, Undertone
Derivative terms: Intonate
Definition of Tone of voice
1. Noun. The way someone speaks, as characterised by tone, pitch, speed, rhythm, melody, accent, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tone Of Voice
Literary usage of Tone of voice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1916)
"low tone of voice, "which I could not hear." W. said also that he knew at the
time that ... tone of voice ..."
2. A New School of Gregorian Chant by Dominicus Johner (1906)
"Tone of Voice. Whatever is to be read is not simply to be "said off"; on the
contrary, the words must be delivered with a soft attack, at a suitable pitch ..."
3. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1847)
"At last, in a very soft insinuating tone of voice, he said, " And who must not
rejoice to ... he went on, in his ordinary and low tone of voice ; " if not, ..."
4. Reminiscences of a Literary Life by Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1836)
"He retired early, and bade us adieu in few words, and in a low tone of voice.
On retiring to Althorp, with increasing infirmity, and a fixed resolution to ..."
5. Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of by Forster, R. P (1818)
"... he immediately called lustily about him in the name of the sultan, demanding
with an imperious and menacing tone of voice, fresh horses, victuals, &c., ..."
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