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Meanings of toned in English

Having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination.

        Toned.

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                Usage of toned in English
                1
                He saw a rugged, muscular body, well toned and used to work.
                Midnight at the well of souls
                2
                The room is toned in pale green with relief in old rose.
                Pulpit and Press (6th Edition)
                3
                Once a family home, the earth-toned space is full of pillowy nooks.
                The Irish Times
                4
                Afterwards, the gold is toned and distressed to achieve an aged look.
                The new yorker
                5
                All of us have to get toned up once in a while.
                A Modern Chronicle — Volume 06
                6
                Shearlings coats, velvets blazers and jewel-toned knitwear anchor the ageless power suit.
                Ebony
                7
                The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
                The Players
                8
                It was all dark and rich and right-toned-thehome of a gentleman.
                Andrew the Glad
                9
                Her more-natural, toned down look as of late is gorgeous and refreshing.
                Ebony
                10
                SAIOH means good in the sense of kindly, pleasantly toned, or agreeable.
                The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
                11
                It seems from what I've heard he has toned down the rhetoric.
                Reuters
                12
                Then a sombre-toned reflection formulated itself in his mind, ironical and bitter.
                Under Western Eyes
                13
                She spoke swiftly, in a voice clear-toned and silvery as a bell.
                Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
                14
                They, too, had seen, and the three were now in low-toned conference.
                An Apache Princess: A Tale of the Indian Frontier
                15
                You can tell a McIntosh by its two-toned red and green skin.
                The Perdue Chicken Cookbook
                16
                Their voices, in every line of this department, were well-toned and powerful.
                Paris as It Was and as It Is / A Sketch Of The French Capital, I...
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                Toned through the time
                Toned across language varieties
                Australia
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                United Kingdom
                Less common
                Ireland
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