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tone - noun

  1. A sound of distinct pitch and quality: timbre, tonality, tone color. See sounds.
  2. A particular vocal quality that indicates some emotion or feeling: accent, inflection, intonation. See sounds.
  3. A distinctive way of expressing oneself: fashion, manner, mode, style, vein. See style.
  4. A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic: air, ambiance, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, mood, smell. See be.
  5. A prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude: climate, mood, spirit, temper. See attitude.
  6. The property by which the sense of vision can distinguish between objects, as a red apple and a green apple, that are very similar or identical in form and size: color, hue, shade, tint. See colors.
  7. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation: cast, hue, tinge, tint. See colors.

tone down - phrasal verb

  1. To make less emphatic or obvious: de-emphasize, play down. Informal soft-pedal. See show.
  2. To make or become less severe or extreme: moderate, mute, qualify, soften, subdue, tame, temper. See increase.