high-toned (Meaning)

Wordnet

high-toned (s)

pretentiously elegant

Webster

high-toned (a.)

High in tone or sound.

Elevated; high-principled; honorable.

high-toned Sentence Examples

  1. The high-toned violin melody soared through the concert hall, captivating the audience.
  2. She spoke in a high-toned voice, exuding an air of authority and superiority.
  3. The high-toned whistle of a train pierced the night air.
  4. The high-toned quarrel between the neighbors echoed through the apartment building.
  5. The high-toned laughter of the children created a cheerful atmosphere in the park.
  6. She dressed in high-toned designer clothes, hoping to make a grand impression.
  7. The high-toned restaurant offered an exclusive dining experience for discerning patrons.
  8. The high-toned debate on political issues sparked heated discussions among the scholars.
  9. The sound of high-toned birdsong filled the forest with a melodious chorus.
  10. The high-toned performance of the opera singer left the audience in awe and admiration.

FAQs About the word high-toned

pretentiously elegantHigh in tone or sound., Elevated; high-principled; honorable.

civilized, cultivated, cultured, cerebral, genteel, intellectual,highbrow, bourgeois, intellectualist, intellectualistic

uncivilized, unlettered, unrefined, provincial, coarse, illiterate, lowbrow, ignorant, illiterate,barbarous

The high-toned violin melody soared through the concert hall, captivating the audience.

She spoke in a high-toned voice, exuding an air of authority and superiority.

The high-toned whistle of a train pierced the night air.

The high-toned quarrel between the neighbors echoed through the apartment building.