《Vocabulary / Word Lists for writers》tone descriptions

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abashed: cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

abrasive: (of a person or manner) showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh.

ex: "her abrasive and arrogant personal style won her few friends"

abusive

accepting

acerbic: (especially of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright.

acquiescent: ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants.

admiring

adoring

affectionate

aghast: filled with horror or shock.

amused

angry

anxious

apologetic

apprehensive: anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

ardent: enthusiastic or passionate.

argumentative

audacious: showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks or showing an impudent lack of respect.

awe-struck

begrudging

bemused: puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone).

benevolent: well meaning and kindly.

bitter

blithe: happy or joyous.

boastful

bored

bristling : aggressively brisk or tense.

brusque

calm

candid: truthful and straightforward; frank

caustic: sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.

childish

child-like

cold

complimentary: expressing a compliment; praising or approving.

contemptuous: showing contempt; scornful.

coy: (especially with reference to a woman) making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring.

critical

curt: rudely brief.

cutting

cynical: believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

defamatory: (of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libelous.

despairing

detached

didactic : in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way.

disbelieving

discouraged

disdainful

disparaging : expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.

disrespectful

distracted

doubtful

dramatic

dreamy

dry

ecstatic

entranced

enthusiastic

exhilarated : excited

fanciful

fearful

fond

forceful

frightened

giddy: having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.

gleeful: exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

glum: looking or feeling dejected; morose.

grim: forbidding or uninviting.

guilty

happy

harsh

haughty: arrogantly superior and disdainful.

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heavy-hearted

horrified

humorous

indifferent

ironic

irreverent

joking

joyful

languid

laudatory

light-hearted

lingering

loving

marveling

melancholy

mistrustful

mocking

nostalgic

objective

peaceful

pessimistic

pitiful

playful

poignant

pragmatic

proud

provocative

questioning

rallying

reflective

reminiscing

reproachful

resigned

respectful

restrained

reticent

reverent

rueful

sad

sarcastic

sardonic

satirical

satisfied

seductive

self-critical

self-dramatizing

self-justfying

self-mocking

self-pitying

self-satisfied

sentimental

serious

severe

sharp

shocked

silly

sly

smug

solemn

somber

stentorian

stern: (of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline.

straightforward

strident: loud and harsh; grating

stunned

sweet

sympathetic

taunting: provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.

tense

thoughtful

threatening

trenchant : vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

uncertain

understated: presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way.

upset

vexed: annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

vibrant: full of energy and enthusiasm.

wary: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

whimsical: playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.

withering: intended to make someone feel mortified or humiliated.

wry: using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor.

zealous: having or showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

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