The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - tonen.

1) sound, note: Odd tones emanated from the electronic music-maker. 2) stress, emphasis, force, accent, intonation, modulation, phrasing, inflection, pitch, tonality, timbre, sound (colour) , tone colour or quality, colour or colouring, resonance, sonorousness, sonority, fullness, richness: The tone of his voice is extraordinarily melodic. 3) manner, style, attitude, air, aspect, approach, note, tenor, tone of voice, mode of expression, temper, vein, spirit, air: Do not take that imperious tone with me! 4 tint, tinge, shade, hue, colour, colouring, cast: The fabric has a silvery tone that makes it shimmer. --v. 5) tone down. temper, modify, reduce, moderate, modulate, soften, quiet(en) , dampen, dull, subdue, mute, soft-pedal: Please tone down your voice or the neighbours will hear you. 6) tone up. (re) invigorate, tune (up) , brighten (up) , (re) vitalize, freshen (up) , limber up, get into condition or shape: I really have to tone up my body before I put on a swimsuit this summer.