Role and Tone

Role

Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

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Tone and role are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tone" instead a noun "Role".

Tone noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

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Role and tone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Role" instead a noun "Tone".

Nearby Words: toneless, toned, toning, tonal

exact	exact role	exact tone
similar	similar role	similar tone
usual	usual role	usual tone
future	future role	future tone
Other adjectives: original, proper, single, actual, entire, serious, new, dramatic, different.

Kurt Busiek wrote the series in a tone very similar to that of early Spider-Man (Colin King does have a recurring role, but he's not a ninja here).

Source: Creator / Valiant Comics
It usually depended on the seriousness of the episode's tone, the importance of each character's role within it, and who wrote the episode.

Source: Series / The Golden Girls
After receiving a lot of Character Development he was certainly up to role but it wasn't until his erasure that it was understood just how vital he was to overall tone of DCU.

Source: The Heart

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