Intonation

Definition:

  • (n.) A thundering; thunder.
  • (n.) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
  • (n.) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false.
  • (n.) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See Intone, v. t.

Compare intonation with other words:

intonation vs. lilt

accent vs. intonation

intonation vs. stress

intonation vs. parlance

cantillation vs. intonation

intonation vs. phonology

inflection vs. intonation

intonation vs. thundering

intonate vs. intonation

intonation vs. thunder

intonation vs. sing

intonation vs. prolonged

intonation vs. tune

intonation vs. sound

intonation vs. intone

chromatic vs. intonation

intonation vs. tone