Definition of intonation Intonation
/ɪntʌnejˈʃʌn/ - [intuneyshun] - in•to•na•tion
We found 14 definitions of intonation from 4 different sources.
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What does intonation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: intonations |
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| intonation - rise and fall of the voice pitch | ||
| modulation, pitch contour | ||
| prosody, inflection the study of poetic meter and the art of versification | ||
| intonation pattern intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements | ||
| droning, monotone, drone an unchanging intonation | ||
| intonation - the act of singing in a monotonous tone | ||
| chanting | ||
| vocalizing, singing the act of singing vocal music | ||
| intonation - the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| intonation - singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong | ||
| vocalizing, singing the act of singing vocal music | ||
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Wiktionary 
- intonation (Noun)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- intonation (n.)
A thundering; thunder. - intonation (n.)
The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. - intonation (n.)
Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false. - intonation (n.)
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. See Intone, v. t.
Part of speech
🔤- intonation, noun, singular of intonations.
