Soul and Tone

Soul

Soul noun - An immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power.

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

Nearby Words: soulless, soulful

Tone noun - The set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others.

Usage example: all that showbiz glitz is out of keeping with the tone of the college

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

Nearby Words: toneless, toned, toning, tonal

gentle	gentle soul	gentle tone
normal	normal soul	normal tone
original	original soul	original tone
friendly	friendly soul	friendly tone
Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, black, new.

Then the episode of Angel shown immediately afterward revealed that Angel had his soul at the time, and the tone of his congratulation took on a very different interpretation.

Source: Synchronous Episodes
Duchess: If you want to turn me on/Play your horn/Don't spare the tone/And blow a little soul into the tune.

Source: Disney / The Aristocats
He complains in a mopey tone about how everything is going wrong and then just as casually says "anyway, time to rip your soul from your living flesh." Calling Your Attacks: Some, but not others.

Source: Webcomic / Suppression

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