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Tone Words
words to be more specific when asked to state the tone of a piece of writing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accusatory | charging of wrong-doing |
| apathetic | indifferent due to lack of interest or concern |
| awe | solemn wonder |
| bitter | exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief |
| cynical | questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people |
| callous | unfeeling; insensitive to the feelings of others |
| contemplative | studying and reflecting on an issue |
| critical | finding fault |
| choleric | hot tempered; easily angered |
| contemptuous | showing or feeling that something is worthless |
| caustic | stinging or biting; intense use of sarcasm |
| disdainful | scornful |
| didactic | author attempts to educate/ instruct/ lecture the reader |
| derisive | ridiculing, mocking |
| earnest | intensely sincere |
| erudite | learned, scholarly, polished |
| fanciful | using the imagination; light |
| forthright | directly frank; without hesitation |
| gloomy | dark, sad, dejected |
| haughty | proud and vain to the point or arrogance |
| indignant | marked by anger caused by a perceived injustice |
| judgemental | authoritative and often critical in opinion |
| jovial | happy, cheerful |
| lyrical | emotional; expressive of inner feelings; song-like; full of imagery |
| matter-of-fact | accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional |
| mocking | treating with contempt or ridicule |
| morose | despondent, sullen, surly, gloomy |
| malicious | purposely hurtful |
| objective | an unbiased view |
| patronizing | an air or condescension |
| pessimistic | seeing the worst side of things |
| ribald | coarse, vulgar, irreverent |
| sarcastic | sneering, caustic |
| sardonic | bitter or scornful mocking |
| solemn | deeply earnest, grave |
| sanguineous | optimistic and cheerful |
| stoic | unfeeling |
| whimsical | capricious humor |
| accusatory | charging of wrong-doing |
| apathetic | indifferent due to lack of interest or concern |
| awe | solemn wonder |
| bitter | exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief |
| cynical | questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people |
| callous | unfeeling; insensitive to the feelings of others |
| contemplative | studying and reflecting on an issue |
| critical | finding fault |
| choleric | hot tempered; easily angered |
| contemptuous | showing or feeling that something is worthless |
| caustic | stinging or biting; intense use of sarcasm |
| disdainful | scornful |
| didactic | author attempts to educate/ instruct/ lecture the reader |
| derisive | ridiculing, mocking |
| earnest | intensely sincere |
| erudite | learned, scholarly, polished |
| fanciful | using the imagination; light |
| forthright | directly frank; without hesitation |
| gloomy | dark, sad, dejected |
| haughty | proud and vain to the point or arrogance |
| indignant | marked by anger caused by a perceived injustice |
| judgemental | authoritative and often critical in opinion |
| jovial | happy, cheerful |
| lyrical | emotional; expressive of inner feelings; song-like; full of imagery |
| matter-of-fact | accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional |
| mocking | treating with contempt or ridicule |
| morose | despondent, sullen, surly, gloomy |
| malicious | purposely hurtful |
| objective | an unbiased view |
| patronizing | an air or condescension |
| pessimistic | seeing the worst side of things |
| ribald | coarse, vulgar, irreverent |
| sarcastic | sneering, caustic |
| sardonic | bitter or scornful mocking |
| solemn | deeply earnest, grave |
| sanguineous | optimistic and cheerful |
| stoic | unfeeling |
| whimsical | capricious humor |
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