neighbor tone

noun

a non-harmonic tone that is a second either higher or lower than two notes that are unison in two chords

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounneighbor tone (plural neighbor tones)

plural neighbor tones

  1. entertainmenta non-harmonic tone that is a second either higher or lower than two notes that are unison in two chords
Cite this entry
APA

neighbor tone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighbor%20tone

MLA

“neighbor tone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighbor%20tone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neighbor tone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neighbor%20tone.

Source: neighbor tone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.