A form of a language that is institutionally promoted, regarded as the most "correct" or neutral variety; used by a population for public and formal purposes.
A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.
The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
The quality of being respectable or admirable.
The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
A specific pitch.
(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
a gun
The shade or quality of a colour.
The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.
(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.).
to change the colour of
to give a particular tone to
to utter with an affected tone.
to make (something) firmer
the one (of two)