intoned

7.2

Said or sung in a steady voice like a chant

adjective
/ɪnˈtoʊnd/

: entonado

The intoned prayers echoed through the silent hall, calming everyone present.

Examples

She spoke the poem in an intoned manner, making it sound like a ritual chant.
The monk's words were intoned with reverence.
His intoned response made it difficult to tell how he really felt.
Her voice was intoned like a chant.
The intoned prayers of the congregation filled the air during the ceremony.
She read the ancient text in an intoned style, creating a sense of solemnity.
As the singer intoned the notes, the audience fell silent, captivated by the rhythm.

Synonyms

singsong

vsintoned

1 6.6

Spoken with a regular rise and fall in the voice

is more steady and even rather than having gentle pitch swings

chanted

vsintoned

4.6

Said or sung with a regular beat, often by a group

is delivered with a steady ritual rhythm rather than ordinary speech

chantlike

vsintoned

6.8

A slow, steady sound that repeats like people singing the same short words

focuses on spoken or sung delivery with a ritual rhythm

inflectionless

vsintoned

7.9

Said in a flat, boring voice with no rise or fall

is rhythmic and patterned rather than merely flat and unvarying

How Monotonous

droning

8 6.5

intoned

7.2

chantlike

6.8

measured

Specialized

4.8

melodic

18 3.9

Surface Forms

intoned positive

Morphology

intoned = intone (transparent) = intone + ed

The adjective/past-participle is formed by adding -ed to the verb 'intone', and the meaning is directly predictable from the verb.

Etymology

Intoned comes from the old Latin word intonare, which meant 'to thunder' and is related to the English word tone. So, to intone is to speak or sing with a steady, chant-like tone, which explains why an intoned voice sounds slow and rhythmic.