ton.
tone, the character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice
Meaning & usage
tone, the character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice
tone, a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings and emotions
tone, hue, tint, the shade or degree of darkness and brightness of a color
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French ton (“tone”), from Latin tonus (“stretching of a rope”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “tone”).
tonne, metric ton, a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طون (ton), from French tonne, from Latin tunna.
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