soft tone
Quiet speaking manner
A soft tone is a gentle, quiet manner of speaking that conveys warmth, calm, or intimacy.
Parents use soft tones with children at bedtime; lovers use them in private moments.
The phrase often appears in dialogue tags: She spoke in a soft tone.
A soft tone can also soothe tension or signal deference: He answered in a soft tone, hoping to defuse the argument.
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- gentleSoft and kind
- hushAbsence of sound
- inside voiceSoft speaking volume
muted · soothing · velvet · velvet voice · lullaby · calm · quiet · subdued · sotto voce · tender · silk · dulcet · mellow · pastel · hushed · intimate · pillow talk · sweet nothings
- quiet voiceswhisper, murmur, hush, quiet voice, sotto voce
- gentle speechwhisper, murmur, quiet voice, hush, lullaby
- female vocalssoprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, alto, chanteuse