tone-

tone- root words — words with the tone- root

The root tone- comes from Greek tonos, meaning pitch, tension. 29 words in Dendril are built from it, including tone, tones, baritone, baritones, monotonically, monotonous, monotony, tonal, toned, tonic, tonics, toning. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tone- root

Explore words with tone- — words containing the tone- root and sharing its sense of "pitch, tension". Examples include tone, tones, baritone, baritones, monotonically, monotonous, monotony, tonal, toned, tonic, tonics, toning. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tone- root means pitch, tension, from Greek tonos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.