| tone | <i>ni> 1. <i>quality of voice expressive of mood, emotions,i> nada suara: <i>he spoke of them in ~s of contempt,i> dia bercakap ttg mereka dgn nada suara menghina; <i>her soothing ~s soon quietened the whimpering boy,i> nada suaranya yg menenangkan dgn cepatnya mendiamkan budak yg menangis teresak-esak itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cadence | <i>ni> 1. <i>general modulation of voice,i> nada: <i>his voice has a pleasant ~,i> nada suaranya sedap; 2. <i>fall of voice,i> suara menurun; 3. (<i>ling & liter.i>) kadens; 4. (<i>musi>) kadens. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sing-song | <i> n i> 1. <i> (of tone of voice)i> nada yg berlagu: <i> she speaks in a kind of ~,i> dia bercakap dgn nada yg berlagu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| monotone | <i>ni> 1. <i>unvarying pitch of speech, soundi>, nada yg sama: <i>he tends to speak in a ~i>, dia suka bercakap dlm nada yg sama; 2. (<i>colour, style, etci>)<i> lack of variety in colour, stylei>, semacam, tdk pelbagai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inflection | <i>ni> 1. (<i>gram.i>) fleksi; 2. <i>modulation of voice in speaking,i> pengubahan nada suara, meninggikan atau merendahkan nada suara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| monotonous | <i>adji> 1. (<i>of speech, soundi>) <i>without variation in pitchi>, nada yg sama dan membosankan: <i>I could hear her ~ voice going on and oni>, saya dapat mendengar nada suaranya yg sama dan membosankan; 2. <i>lacking in varietyi | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keynote | <i>ni> 1. not nada; 2. (<i>fig.i>) dasar: <i>~ address,i> ucapan dasar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| low 1 | <i>advi> 1. <i>in or to a position close to the ground or bottom of st,i> rendah: <i>the village is situated ~ in the foothills,i> kampung itu terletak rendah di kawasan kaki bukit; <i>the plane was flying ~,i> kapal terbang itu terbang rendah; <i>he bowed ~,i> dia membongkok rendah utk memberi hormat; 2. <i>at a low pitch,i> nada rendah: <i>she was singing ~,i> dia menyanyi dgn nada rendah; 3. <i>in a condition of depletion,i> berkurang: <i>the stocks of food are running ~,i> bekalan makanan semakin berkurang; 4. <i>at a low price,i> dgn harga yg /rendah, murah/: <i>he bought ~ and sold high,i> dia membeli dgn harga yg rendah dan menjualnya dgn harga yg tinggi; 5. <i>softly,i> perlahan: <i>she switched the radio on ~ as it was getting late,i> dia memasang radio perlahan krn hari sudah larut malam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flat1 | <i>advi> 1. <i>parallel to and touching a surfacei>, [<i>various translationsi>]: <i>I had to press myself ~ against the fence to let the car passi>, saya terpaksa melekapkan badan saya ke pagar supaya kereta itu dapat lalu; <i>after the party we found him lying ~ on his back on the bathroom floori>, selepas majlis itu, kami mendapati dia berbaring terlentang di lantai bilik air; 2. <i>completely,i> betul-betul: <i>I am ~ brokei>, saya betul-betul pokai; 3. <i>below the proper pitchi>, dgn nada flet: <i>she often sings ~i>, dia sering menyanyi dgn nada flet; 4. <i>definitelyi>, terus terang: <i>she told me ~ that...i>, dia terus terang memberitahu saya bahawa...; 5. <i>exactlyi>, tepat, genap: <i>he completed the journey in 22 hours ~i>, dia menamatkan perjalanan itu tepat 22 jam or dlm 22 jam tepat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overtone | <i>ni> 1. (<i>musi>) ton terbitan; 2. (<i>usu in pli>) <i>implication, suggestion,i> tersembunyi; (<i>in so’s voice, letteri>) nada; (<i>rel to racism, religion, politicsi>) berbau: <i>he was extremely polite, but there was no mistaking the ~s of blackmail in his statement,i> dia amat bersopan tetapi jelas terdapat ugutan yg tersembunyi dlm kenyataannya; <i>the ~s of despair in her letters,i> nada kecewa dlm surat-suratnya; <i>a play with racist ~s,i> drama yg berbau perkauman; <i>several of his later works had political ~s,i> beberapa karyanya yg terkemudian berbau politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |