downtone

English

verb

Definitions

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

Etymology

Compound from English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill) + English tone.

Origin

English

tone

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Branton English
allotone English
antidown English
backdown English
beatdown English
betone English
blowdown English
boildown English
bouncedown English
bringdown English
builddown English
burndown English
buydown English
cast down English
clampdown English
cleardown English
climbdown English
comedown English
countdown English
cramdown English
cutdown English
demitone English
ditone English
down English
down-gyved English
down-hearted English
downable English
downbound English
downbow English
downcard English
downcase English
downchirp English
downclimb English
downcoast English
downcomer English
downcutting English
downdip English
downer English
downface English
downfalling English
downflex English
downfold English
downforce English
downgauge English
downgaze English
downglide English
downgoing English
downgone English
downgyved English
downhearted English
downland English
downlead English
downlight English
downlighting English
downlike English
downlist English
download English
downlooked English
downlying English
downmass English
downmost English
downness English
downpick English
downpipe English
downpress English
downrange English
downrank English
downsample English
downselection English
downshift English
downshifter English
downside English
downsitting English
downslope English
downsloping English
downslur English
downsome English
downspout English
downstair English
downstate English
downstreet English
downstrike English
downstroke English
downstyle English
downtempo English
downthrow English
downthrown English
downtick English
downtime English
downtoner English
downtown English
downtube English
downward English
downwards English
downwarp English
downwell English
downy English
downzone English
drawdown English
drilldown English
dropdown English
dubdown English
dumbed-down English
duotone English
eiderdown English
eigentone English
evendown English
featherdown English
fuzztone English
gammatone English
goldtone English
goosedown English
halftone English
hemitonic English
hoedown English
kickdown English
knockdown English
lay down English
lookdown English
lowdown English
markdown English
meantone English
microtone English
midtone English
mixdown English
mountdown English
multitone English
neckdown English
overtone English
paratone English
pastedown English
patdown English
paydown English
phasedown English
playdown English
polytone English
pushdown English
quadtone English
realtone English
retone English
ringdown English
ringtone English
rolldown English
rubdown English
scaledown English
screentone English
scrubdown English
sdown English
selldown English
semitone English
sesquitone English
setdown English
showdown English
sidetone English
silvertone English
slapdown English
smackdown English
spelldown English
spindown English
splashdown English
staredown English
stepdown English
strapdown English
stripdown English
subtone English
sundown English
talkdown English
teardown English
thistledown English
throwdown English
tonal English
tone English
tonearm English
tonebar English
toneless English
tonelike English
toneme English
tonepad English
toner English
tonewheel English
tonewood English
tonic English
tonification English
tonify English
tonology English
tonous English
tony English
touchdown English
touchtone English
trickledown English
tritone English
truetone English
tumbledown English
turndown English
undertone English
up so down English
upside down English
washdown English
winddown English
write-down English
tonus Latin
down German
tono Italian
down Dutch, Flemish
ton Polish
doune Middle English
ดาวน์ Thai
當機 Chinese
daun Tok Pisin
daunbilo Tok Pisin
daunim Tok Pisin