Sinonim intonation

English Thesaurus

1. the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations (noun.act)

hypernym	:	music,
definition	:	musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fixed intonation,
definition	:	the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer (noun.act)

2. the act of singing in a monotonous tone (noun.act)

hypernym	:	singing, vocalizing,
definition	:	the act of singing vocal music (noun.act)

hyponym	:	cantillation,
definition	:	liturgical chanting (noun.act)

3. singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong (noun.act)

hypernym	:	singing, vocalizing,
definition	:	the act of singing vocal music (noun.act)

4. rise and fall of the voice pitch (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	inflection, prosody,
definition	:	the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	intonation pattern,
definition	:	intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	drone, droning, monotone,
definition	:	an unchanging intonation (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	singsong,
definition	:	a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation (noun.communication)

5. the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations (noun.act)

derivation	:	cantillate, chant, intonate, intone,
definition	:	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm (verb.communication)

6. the act of singing in a monotonous tone (noun.act)

derivation	:	chant, intone, tone,
definition	:	utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically (verb.communication)

7. singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong (noun.act)

derivation	:	cantillate, chant, intonate, intone,
definition	:	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm (verb.communication)

8. rise and fall of the voice pitch (noun.communication)

derivation	:	inflect, modulate, tone,
definition	:	vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cantillate, chant, intonate, intone,
definition	:	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	intonate, intone,
definition	:	speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone (verb.communication)

9. the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations (noun.act)

derivation	:	cantillate, chant, intonate, intone,
definition	:	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm (verb.communication)

10. the act of singing in a monotonous tone (noun.act)

derivation	:	chant, intone, tone,
definition	:	utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically (verb.communication)

11. singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong (noun.act)

derivation	:	cantillate, chant, intonate, intone,
definition	:	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm (verb.communication)

12. rise and fall of the voice pitch (noun.communication)

derivation	:	inflect, modulate, tone,
definition	:	vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cantillate, chant, intonate, intone,
definition	:	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	intonate, intone,
definition	:	speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone (verb.communication)