to tone
- verb
- /toʊn/
- When coloring the background, be sure to tone it down to create a more harmonious composition.
- toned image
- sepia-toned
- earth-toned
Let's see if that tones it down enough sounds like a super cool toned light nude.
- Let's see if that tones it down enough sounds like a super cool toned light nude.
Examples
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In photography, you can tone the image by adjusting the saturation and contrast for a softer look.
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The memorial consists of a line of silver-toned plaques extending from one huge tree to another.
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After the base is down, just tone it down a little with a cotton ball.
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Organic, maybe to like tone it down a little bit so it doesn't burn like a lot.
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Three letters on a gold-toned plaque spelled out her name.
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I recently came across an old, faded, sepia-toned 1940s photo of Mom and Aunt Rose.
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I acquired a jewel-toned blue tub, a Greek-style white gown, and a jar of sea salts.
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To achieve the desired effect, you need to tone the colors in your painting by adding a bit of gray.
Synonyms
To make something a different shade by painting or dyeing
To add a small amount of color to something
To add a small amount of color to something
To change something a little to make it less strong
To make something a different shade by painting, dyeing, or editing
To add a small amount of color or feeling to something
To add color to something by applying a colored substance or by natural change
To change the color of a black-and-white photo using a chemical
To give something a very light color
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Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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The seventh note of a scale that is one half step below the main note and pulls toward it
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A musical interval half the size of a semitone used in some modern and non-Western music
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A higher sound made when the main note vibrates a whole number of times
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A light balanced arm on a record player that holds the needle and moves across a record
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A language where changes in voice pitch make words mean different things
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Etymology
The verb tone comes from the Greek tonos, which meant 'quality' or 'tension'. So to tone a photo or hair is to give it a particular shade or mood by changing its colour quality.