《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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