intonation
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intonation
- /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonatio, from intonō + -tiō.
noun intonations
- The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech. She well knew the power of intonation, and thought that, in the absence of the curled lip, the contemptuous twitch of the nose, and the supercilious toss of the head, her message might be acceptable for Louisa's sake,...
- A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument. This additional cause of the intonation of thunder, together with the simile with which it is illustrated, is copied from our poet, both by Pliny, Nat. Hist. ii, 431, and Isidorus, Orig. xiii.
- Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise. Her intonation was false.
- 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.
Translations
Every language
noun the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
| Español | entonación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 억양 eogyang, 인토네이션 intoneisyeon |
| 日本語 | イントネーション intonēshon, 抑揚 yokuyō, 語調 gochō |
| 中文 | 抑揚 /抑扬 yìyáng, 語調 /语调 yǔdiào, 腔調 /腔调 qiāngdiào |
| Kiswahili | kiimbo |
| Português | entonação |
| Français | intonation |
| Deutsch | Satzmelodie, Sprachmelodie, Intonation, Tongebung |
| Italiano | intonazione |
| Ελληνικά | επιτονισμός epitonismós |
| Русский | интона́ция intonácija |
| Tiếng Việt | ngữ điệu, sự ngâm nga |
| العربية | تَجْوِيد tajwīd, تَرْتِيل tartīl, تَنْغِيم tanḡīm |
| עברית | אינטונציה |
noun singing or playing in good tune or otherwise
| Español | melopeya, melopea |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Intonation, Intonierung, Tongebung, Ansatz, Tonhöhenfeinabstimmung |
noun intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice
| Español | melopeya, melopea |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Intonation, Vorsingen der Anfangsworte |
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@misc{intonation_2026,
title = {intonation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intonation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
