Tone
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

HUE
Suffuse with color

4 letters

TINT
Color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"

STEP
Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"

NOTE
Observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

FEEL
Manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"

LOOK
The feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

MOOD
A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

RING
The sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe

5 letters

SHAPE
The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

SMELL
Have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"

TONUS
The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"

CHANT
Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"

SOUND
The subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"

PITCH
The action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"

TENOR
A settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life; "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"

SHADE
Protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"

6 letters

TIMBER
A beam made of wood

TIMBRE
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

FLAVOR
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

INTONE
Speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"

SPIRIT
An inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

TONEUP
Give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles"

7 letters

INFLECT
Vary the pitch of one's speech

FLAVOUR
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

QUALITY
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

FEELING
The experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"

8 letters

PURETONE
A steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"

TINCTURE
(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

COLORING
The act or process of changing the color of something

MODULATE
Vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)

TONICITY
The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"

9 letters

WHOLESTEP
A musical interval of two semitones

WHOLETONE
A musical interval of two semitones

CHARACTER
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

10 letters

RESILIENCY
The physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

STRENGTHEN
Gain strength; "His body strengthened"

INFLECTION
Deviation from a straight or normal course

11 letters

MUSCULARITY
An imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

MUSICALNOTE
A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"

TONEOFVOICE
The quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"