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Tone Words
English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lighthearted | carefree |
| Optimistic | positive |
| Compassionate | tender |
| Benevolent | expressing goodwill or kind feelings |
| Jovial | characterized by joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship |
| Confident | certain |
| Ecstatic | delighted |
| Reverent | deeply respectful |
| Console | to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of |
| Appreciative | feeling or expressing gratitude |
| Elevated | to raise the spirits |
| Encouraging | to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence |
| Enthusiastic | having or showing great excitement or interest |
| Hopeful | full of hope |
| Ardent | characterized by intense feeling; passionate |
| Joyful | happy |
| Playful | pleasantly humorous or jesting |
| Proud | feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable |
| Righteous | believing oneself to be morally right and just |
| Comforting | to soothe in time of affliction or distress |
| Accusatory | to charge with fault, offense, crime, or wrong doing |
| Bitter | hard to admit or accept |
| Critical | inclined to find fault or to judge with severity; often too readily |
| Pessimistic | expecting the worst possible outcome |
| Anxious | greatly worried |
| Disgruntled | dissatisfied |
| Disparaging | sarcastic |
| Hollow | without real or significant work |
| Insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful |
| Indifferent | impersonal |
| Earnest | serious in intention, purpose, or effort |
| Composed | calm |
| Forthright | going straight to the point |
| Matter-of-fact | not fanciful or emotional |
| Impartial | not partial or biased |
| Authoritative | having an air of authority |
| Comtemplative | reflective |
| Formal | using textbook style |
| Objective | not influenced by personal feelings |
| Factual | of or pertaining to facts |
| Instructive | serving to instruct or inform |
| Questioning | characterized by indicating intellectual curiosity |
| Serious | not funny |
| Unemotional | showing no emotion |
| Impassive | unmoved |
| Detached | impartial or objective |
| Candid | straightforward |
| Inflamed | provoked |
| Haughty | condescending |
| Menacing | threatening |
| Disappointed | depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations |
| Horrified | showing or indicating great shock or horror |
| Belligerent | given to waging war |
| Condecending | snobbish |
| Depressing | sad |
| Indignant | expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting |
| Morbid | gruesome |
| Despairing | to be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat |
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ava.mayne
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