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tint(noun, color, shade, wash, enliven)
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note(noun, attitude, harmony, quality, character)
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spirit(noun, attitude, temper, mood, disposition)
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shade(noun, color, verb, drop, touch)
28
nature(noun, distinction, quality, style, character)
26
mood(noun, attitude, nature, quality, style)
22
sound(noun, pitch, expression, change, speech)
21
character(noun, distinction, spirit, attitude, temperament)
21
hue(noun, color, shade, colors, drop)
20
quality(noun, nature, style, trait, spirit)
19
air(noun, style, character, attitude, atmosphere)
19
intonation(noun, pitch, volume, inflection, sound)
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timbre(noun, sound, pitch, feeling, spirit)
18
feeling(noun, atmosphere, force, desire, view)
18
accent(noun, pitch, stress, volume, sound)
18
temper(noun, verb, attitude, character, spirit)
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vein(noun, style, character, spirit, attitude)
17
tenor(noun, note, spirit, attitude, harmony)
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manner(noun, style, method, attitude, approach)
17
mode(noun, manner, style, method, attitude)
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