Stuff and Tone

Stuff

Stuff noun - A skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job.

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

Nearby Words: stuffy, stuffed, stuffing, stuffiness

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

Nearby Words: toneless, toned, toning, tonal

similar	similar stuff	similar tone
normal	normal stuff	normal tone
usual	usual stuff	usual tone
romantic	romantic stuff	romantic tone
Other adjectives: actual, serious, blue, black, new, red, creepy.

body	stuff body	tone body
costume	stuff costume	tone costume

She briefly considers suggesting in a similar tone that maybe she's got a paranormal ability to generate the stuff out of thin air (which she does), but decides that would be pushing her luck.

Source: Sarcastic Confession
As for the story itself, the author neatly captures the tone of The Dresden Files and clearly knows his stuff.

Source: Fanfic Recs / The Dresden Files
Although his episodes still had plenty of funny stuff in them, his involvement pretty much guaranteed that it would be darker in tone.

Source: Western Animation / Darkwing Duck

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