1. the quality of a person's voice; - Example: "he began in a conversational tone" - Example: "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice" [syn: tone, tone of voice]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tone of voice
n 1: the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a
conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
[syn: tone, tone of voice]