| NOUN | communication | intonation, modulation, pitch contour | rise and fall of the voice pitch |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | intonation | singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong | |
| act | intonation, chanting | the act of singing in a monotonous tone | |
| act | intonation | the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument) |
| Sounds | ihntahney'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Rise and fall of the voice pitch. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | modulation, pitch contour | |
| Narrower | intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
| monotone, drone, droning | An unchanging intonation | |
| singsong | A regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation | |
| Broader | prosody, inflection | The patterns of stress and intonation in a language |
| Spanish | entonación | |
| Catalan | entonació | |
| Verbs | intonate, intone | speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone |
| intone, intonate | recite with musical intonation | |
| Meaning | singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | singing, vocalizing | The act of singing / singing vocal music |
| Verbs | intone, intonate | recite with musical intonation |
| Meaning | The act of singing in a monotonous tone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | chanting | |
| Narrower | cantillation | liturgical chanting |
| Broader | singing, vocalizing | The act of singing / singing vocal music |
| Spanish | entonación | |
| Catalan | entonació | |
| Verbs | intone, intonate | recite with musical intonation |
| intone | utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically | |
| Meaning | The production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | fixed intonation | The intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer |
| Broader | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
| Verbs | intone, intonate | recite with musical intonation |
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