tonedadj.

Brit.

/təʊnd/, U.S.

/toʊnd/

Forms: see tone v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tone v., -ed suffix¹; tone n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: Partly (in branch I.) < tone v. + -ed suffix¹, and partly (in branch II.) < tone n. + -ed suffix².

I. ppl. adj.

a. Sounded with the proper, or a specified, tone.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > sounding > having specific sound

toneda1500

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > tone of voice

toneda1500

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xii. 123 Thay [sc. notes] were gentyll and small, And well tonyd withall.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. v. xviii. 208 The cryis & evill tonyt sangis of þe gaulis.

b. Of body or mind: Brought into tone (tone n. 7); braced, strung. Chiefly with adverb, as toned-up. well-toned: see well-toned adj.

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the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > fit

well-breatheda1425

long-breatheda1513

fitly1570

long-winded1578

as fit as a fiddle1603

toned1745

well-braced1859

fit1869

(as) fit as a flea1889

fighting-fit1891

pinkish1949

aerobicized1983

1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 63 Juices, thro' the well-ton'd Tubes, well-strain'd.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 432 A human being whose mind was quite as firmly toned at eighty as at forty.

1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics vi. §36. 90 Showing by toned-up face and vivacious manner..greater energy.

a. Slightly or finely coloured or shaded; tinted. toned paper, paper which is not quite white, but cream-coloured or slightly buff.

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the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective]

i-liteda1225

coloureda1325

colorate?a1425

tinct1579

primary colour1612

tincted1626

tinctured1626

tinto1686

tinted1756

unpaleda1820

pigmented1822

toned1864

hued1876

1864 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 6 454/1 That yellowish-coloured, or what is now called toned paper, is..more beautiful and pleasant to the eyes than the glaring white paper of modern times.

1869 Advt. in A. Stafford's Fem. Glory Toned paper, limp cloth, red edges.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) iv. 117 Soft shades of those toned marbles which fit so tenderly into each other.

b. Photography. Treated with chemicals so as to acquire the desired tone or shade of colour.

ΚΠ

1861 Photogr. News Almanac in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. (c1865) I. 155/1 Imperfectly-toned patches will be the result.

1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 97 The toned and fixed prints are immersed in a strong solution of common salt.

3. toned-down adj. modified, reduced in intensity.

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the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > toned-down

qualified1746

moderated1773

modified1837

watered-down1840

toned-down1974

1974 Listener 24 Jan. 122/2 The dances are in effect toned-down Bartok.

1981 V. Glendinning Edith Sitwell v. 83 Edith published two very similar accounts of Wyndham Lewis..both toned-down versions of a provocative essay she wrote.

II. adj.

4. In combination: having a tone (in various senses) of a specified kind or quality; e.g. deep-toned, fine-toned, low-toned (see the first element); see also high-toned adj.

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the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > having specific colour

complexioned1639

toned1870

1790 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) I. 350 A higher toned Government than that of England.

1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair iii. xli. 66 The brass-ton'd clarion gave the air a thump.

1870 D. Rock Textile Fabrics (S. Kensington Mus.) Introd. p. lxvii The colours of these silks are usually either a fine crimson, or a deep blue with..a fine toned yellow as a ground.

1896 Idler Mar. 291/2 The deep~toned, old-fashioned furniture of the housekeeper's room.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toned
释义	tonedadj. Brit. /təʊnd/, U.S. /toʊnd/ Forms: see tone v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tone v., -ed suffix¹; tone n., -ed suffix². Etymology: Partly (in branch I.) < tone v. + -ed suffix¹, and partly (in branch II.) < tone n. + -ed suffix². I. ppl. adj. 1. a. Sounded with the proper, or a specified, tone. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > sounding > having specific sound toneda1500 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > tone of voice toneda1500 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xii. 123 Thay [sc. notes] were gentyll and small, And well tonyd withall. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. v. xviii. 208 The cryis & evill tonyt sangis of þe gaulis. b. Of body or mind: Brought into tone (tone n. 7); braced, strung. Chiefly with adverb, as toned-up. well-toned: see well-toned adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > fit well-breatheda1425 long-breatheda1513 fitly1570 long-winded1578 as fit as a fiddle1603 toned1745 well-braced1859 fit1869 (as) fit as a flea1889 fighting-fit1891 pinkish1949 aerobicized1983 1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 63 Juices, thro' the well-ton'd Tubes, well-strain'd. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 432 A human being whose mind was quite as firmly toned at eighty as at forty. 1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics vi. §36. 90 Showing by toned-up face and vivacious manner..greater energy. 2. a. Slightly or finely coloured or shaded; tinted. toned paper, paper which is not quite white, but cream-coloured or slightly buff. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] i-liteda1225 coloureda1325 colorate?a1425 tinct1579 primary colour1612 tincted1626 tinctured1626 tinto1686 tinted1756 unpaleda1820 pigmented1822 toned1864 hued1876 1864 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 6 454/1 That yellowish-coloured, or what is now called toned paper, is..more beautiful and pleasant to the eyes than the glaring white paper of modern times. 1869 Advt. in A. Stafford's Fem. Glory Toned paper, limp cloth, red edges. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) iv. 117 Soft shades of those toned marbles which fit so tenderly into each other. b. Photography. Treated with chemicals so as to acquire the desired tone or shade of colour. ΚΠ 1861 Photogr. News Almanac in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. (c1865) I. 155/1 Imperfectly-toned patches will be the result. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 97 The toned and fixed prints are immersed in a strong solution of common salt. 3. toned-down adj. modified, reduced in intensity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > toned-down qualified1746 moderated1773 modified1837 watered-down1840 toned-down1974 1974 Listener 24 Jan. 122/2 The dances are in effect toned-down Bartok. 1981 V. Glendinning Edith Sitwell v. 83 Edith published two very similar accounts of Wyndham Lewis..both toned-down versions of a provocative essay she wrote. II. adj. 4. In combination: having a tone (in various senses) of a specified kind or quality; e.g. deep-toned, fine-toned, low-toned (see the first element); see also high-toned adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > having specific colour complexioned1639 toned1870 1790 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) I. 350 A higher toned Government than that of England. 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair iii. xli. 66 The brass-ton'd clarion gave the air a thump. 1870 D. Rock Textile Fabrics (S. Kensington Mus.) Introd. p. lxvii The colours of these silks are usually either a fine crimson, or a deep blue with..a fine toned yellow as a ground. 1896 Idler Mar. 291/2 The deep~toned, old-fashioned furniture of the housekeeper's room. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1500
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