Associations to the word «Intonation»
Noun
- Tuning
- Contour
- Phonology
- Inflection
- Utterance
- Temperament
- Accent
- Syllable
- Syntax
- Octave
- Pronunciation
- Pitch
- Articulation
- Fret
- Cadence
- Tone
- Stress
- Vocabulary
- Gesture
- Semantic
- Rhythm
- Sentence
- Vowel
- Phrase
- Chant
- Consonant
- Cue
- Interval
- Speech
- Hearer
- Chord
- Dialect
- Notation
- Semantics
- Pause
- Phoneme
- Modulation
- Bassoon
- Melody
- Discourse
- Comprehension
- Hemisphere
- Voice
- Clause
- Pho
- Chanting
- Tempo
- Verb
- Morphology
- Lexicon
- Instrument
- Pattern
- Speaker
- Pronoun
- Echo
- Emphasis
- Juncture
- Tune
- Therapy
Adjective
Wiktionary
INTONATION, noun. (linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
INTONATION, noun. The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
INTONATION, noun. Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
INTONATION, noun. 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.
INTONATION, noun. A thundering; thunder.
Dictionary definition
INTONATION, noun. Rise and fall of the voice pitch.
INTONATION, noun. Singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong.
INTONATION, noun. The act of singing in a monotonous tone.
INTONATION, noun. The production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.