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English word tony comes from English -y, English tone
-y (English)
Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.. Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin. Forming diminutive nouns. Also used for familiar and pet names as a term of endearment. Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.. Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".
tone (English)
(intransitive) to harmonize, especially in colour. (transitive) To utter with an affected tone.. (transitive) to change the colour of. (transitive) to give a particular tone to. (transitive) to make (something) firmer (now, _, dialectal) The one (of two). (biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.. (biology) The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the [...]
tony (English)
Stylish, high-toned, upscale.