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toned

/təʊnd/

/toʊnd/

tonedpast participle

/təʊnd/

/toʊnd/

Functions as an adjective formed from the past participle of the verb “tone”.

Translations

toniqueSe dit surtout du corps, des muscles, d’une silhouette ferme et bien dessinée.

She has a toned physique from years of regular exercise.

Elle a une silhouette tonique après des années d’exercice régulier.

nuancéS’emploie pour une couleur, une voix ou un son présentant une certaine tonalité.

The room was painted in a softly toned shade of blue.

La pièce était peinte dans une nuance de bleu légèrement nuancée.

Additional translations

teintéS’emploie surtout pour une couleur légèrement modifiée ou adoucie.

Definitions

Having a firm and well-defined appearance, especially in reference to muscles.

She has a toned physique from years of regular exercise.

Having a particular tone or quality, often used in reference to color or sound.

The room was painted in a softly toned shade of blue.

Synonyms

Antonyms

toneverb

toned

Past Simple

toned

Past Simple

toned

Past Participle

toning

ing-form

/təʊn/

/toʊn/

Translations

nuancerSurtout pour la couleur, l'ambiance ou le rendu.

The artist toned the painting with a warm color palette.

L'artiste a nuancé la peinture avec une palette de couleurs chaudes.

tonifierPour rendre le corps ou les muscles plus fermes.

She exercises regularly to tone her muscles.

Elle fait régulièrement de l'exercice pour tonifier ses muscles.

harmoniserPour des couleurs ou des sons qui s'accordent entre eux.

The decorator toned the room's colors to create a calming atmosphere.

Le décorateur a harmonisé les couleurs de la pièce pour créer une atmosphère apaisante.

Definitions

To give a particular tone or quality to something.

The artist toned the painting with a warm color palette.

To make or become firmer or stronger, especially in terms of muscles.

She exercises regularly to tone her muscles.

To harmonize or blend in terms of color or sound.

The decorator toned the room's colors to create a calming atmosphere.

Synonyms

firm up

tonenoun

Definitions

A musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.

The tone of the singer's voice was rich and full.

The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

The tone of the meeting was quite serious and formal.

The particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a color.

The artist chose a warm tone for the background of the painting.

A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.

The phone emitted a tone indicating a new message.

The degree of tension or firmness in a muscle or organ.

The doctor checked the muscle tone in the patient's arm.

In tonal languages, a pitch pattern carried by a syllable or word that distinguishes its meaning from other such patterns.

In Mandarin, the syllable "ma" can mean "mother," "hemp," "horse," or "to scold," depending on its tone.