Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duotone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: duo-tone
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any picture printed in two shades of the same colour, such as a duotype or duograph.

adj

Having two tones.

Example Sentences

"He oozed prosperity from top hat to duotone shoes."
"We each wore blue sweaters over collared shirts. His was duotone, dark blue beneath the shoulders, periwinkle from the shoulders to the neck."
"The brown hair that she’d always dyed blonde had grown out to her ears, leaving just a few inches of yellow on the ends. Despite the duotone hair, her eyes seemed alert, although she didn’t smile at him as he approached."

Etymology

From duo- + tone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: duo

Inflected Forms

duotones (plural)

Questions

What does duotone mean?: Any picture printed in two shades of the same colour, such as a duotype or duograph.
Where does duotone come from?: From duo- + tone.

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