All 5 Uses of
tone
in
The Great Gatsby
- "Why, no," I answered, rather surprised by his tone.
p. 12.9tone = the general feeling, mood, or attitude of something
- Something in her tone reminded me of the other girl's "I think he killed a man," and had the effect of stimulating my curiosity.
p. 49.2
- There was a husky tenderness in his tone….
p. 132.5 *
- Only the negro and I were near enough to hear what he said, but the policeman caught something in the tone and looked over with truculent eyes.
p. 140.8
- His tone made me suspicious.
p. 169.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(tone as in: the tone of the essay) the general feeling, mood, or attitude of something -- especially of something said or written
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) See a comprehensive dictionary for the many other common and less common meanings of tone including:
- a quality of sound, music, or voice
- a quality of color
- a quality of muscles seen after exercise, or the act of exercising to create that quality
- signals from a telephone
The expression "tone down", means to make something less forceful.