Hypernyms for "tone"
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Hypernyms
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ambiance
ambience
atmosphere
auditory sensation
color
color in
coloring
colorise
colorize
colour
colour in
colouring
colourise
colourize
delivery
discolor
discolour
exercise
interval
manner of speaking
mouth
musical interval
musical notation
pitch
quality
sound
sound property
speak
speech
talk
tautness
tenseness
tension
tensity
utter
verbalise
verbalize
work out
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.