'Intonation' definitions:
Definition of 'intonation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: intonation, modulation, pitch contour]
noun
Singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
noun
The act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: intonation, chanting]
noun
The production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
Definition of 'Intonation'
From: GCIDE
- Intonation \In`to*na"tion\, n. [See 1st Intonate.] A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Intonation'
From: GCIDE
- Intonation \In`to*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intonation. See Intone.]
- 1. (Mus.) (a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false. (c) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The manner of speaking, especially the placement of emphasis, the cadence, and the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice while speaking. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'intonation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accent,
- accentuation,
- adaptation,
- AF,
- arrangement,
- articulation,
- audio frequency,
- bel canto,
- bravura,
- cantando,
- choral singing,
- coloratura,
- croon,
- crooning,
- delivery,
- demilegato,
- emphasis,
- execution,
- expression,
- fingering,
- folk singing,
- frequency,
- fundamental,
- fundamental tone,
- glissando,
- grammatical accent,
- harmonic,
- harmonization,
- hum,
- humming,
- ictus,
- inflection,
- instrumentation,
- intonation pattern,
- legato,
- lyricism,
- mezzo staccato,
- modulation,
- monotone,
- monotony,
- music-making,
- operatic singing,
- orchestration,
- overtone,
- parlando,
- partial,
- partial tone,
- performance,
- phrasing,
- pianism,
- pitch,
- pitch accent,
- pizzicato,
- preparation,
- pronunciation,
- rendering,
- rendition,
- repercussion,
- resolution,
- rhetorical accent,
- rhythmical accent,
- rubato,
- scat,
- scat singing,
- setting,
- singing,
- slur,
- sol-fa,
- sol-fa exercise,
- solfeggio,
- solmization,
- solution,
- song,
- speech tune,
- spiccato,
- staccato,
- stress accent,
- stress arsis,
- suprasegmental,
- suspension,
- thesis,
- tone,
- tone accent,
- tone painting,
- tonelessness,
- tonic sol-fa,
- touch,
- transcription,
- vocal music,
- vocalization,
- warbling,
- yodel,
- yodeling