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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downtone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
down-tone
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tone down; to make less emphatic or significant; to downplay.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From down + tone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

downtones (present, singular) downtoning (participle, present) downtoned (participle, past) downtoned (past)

Derived Forms

downtoner

Antonyms

intensify

Questions

What does downtone mean?
To tone down; to make less emphatic or significant; to downplay.
Where does downtone come from?
From down + tone.

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