Tones by Tone

A Handy Lookup Reference for the many Gemstone Tones, compiled and sorted by Seomanthe Bartley-Olberath. Some tones in the tables below are duplicated in multiple columns in cases where they fall into more than one category.

To use these tones, use the following syntax:

 ":tone =verb ::target Hello there!
 ":happy =shout ::reader Hello there!
    Speaking happily to you, Seomanthe shouts, "Hello there!"

Tones by Tone

Sound	Manner	Happy	Unhappy	Annoyed	Rude/Impolite	Angry	Friendly/Polite	Uncomfortable	Baffled/Worried	Serious	Excited/Bored
affected	absentminded	agreeable	accusing	affronted	abrupt	acid	admiring	abashed	abashed	adamant	alert
austere	aggressive	amiable	affected	aggravated	absent	affronted	adoring	affronted	absentminded	assertive	amorous
brazen	alert	amorous	agonizing	annoyed	acerbic	aggravated	affable	aggravated	anxious	austere	animated
careless	ambivalent	amused	ambivalent	apoplectic	acrid	aggresive	affectionate	agitated	ashamed	authoritative	ardent
clear	animated	appreciative	annoying	argumentative	aggravated	agitated	agreeable	ambivalent	astounded	bland	ardent
deep	apocryphal	approving	apathetic	bitter	aggresive	angry	amiable	apathetic	baffled	bleak	astounded
faint	assertive	ardent	apprehensive	brisk	agitated	apoplectic	amicable	ashamed	befuddled	bold	authoritative
feeble	astounded	ardent	ashamed	cantankerous	airy	assertive	amorous	awkward	bemused	calm	avid
hearty	audacious	bawdy	avaricious	churlish	aloof	brazen	apologetic	bashful	bewildered	candid	bawdy
hoarse	austere	breezy	begrudging	coarse	apathetic	caustic	ardent	bleary	bleak	casual	bored
hushed	baffling	bright	bleak	covetous	apoplectic	churlish	breezy	cagey	bleary	chaste	boring
husky	bawdy	cheeky	cantankerous	curt	arch	coarse	charming	careful	cagey	clinical	brash
indistinct	belated	cheerful	compulsive	deprecating	arrogant	cold	cheeky	cautious	clueless	commanding	covetous
laughing	bewildering	cloying	conflicted	despairing	audacious	contentious	comforting	compulsive	conflicted	confident	daft
loud	breathless	comical	covetous	devilish	baffling	cool	compliant	dazed	confused	confidential	delirious
melodic	breezy	contented	cranky	disgruntled	belligerent	cross	concerned	defensive	curious	decided	depressed
monotone	brief	daft	defeated	disgusted	biting	cruel	consoling	dejected	delirious	decisive	devilish
mushy	broad	delighted	dejected	doleful	blithe	dark	contrite	despairing	disbelieving	decorous	dramatic
nasal	careless	devilish	depressed	exasperated	blunt	defiant	conversational	dire	disconcerted	defeated	emphatic
plodding	charming	devoted	desperate	explicit	bossy	diabolical	cordial	disconcerted	disoriented	deliberate	excited
quavering	chaste	dreamy	despondent	express	brazen	dire	coy	disheartened	distant	demure	exultant
quiet	cloying	droll	disappointed	feisty	brusque	disagreeable	delicate	doleful	distracted	detached	fanciful
raspy	clueless	eager	disapproving	fierce	callous	express	diffident	dreadful	doubtful	determined	fervent
rough	coaxing	ecstatic	disconsolate	forced	cantankerous	fierce	discreet	embarrassed	dreadful	devoted	frantic
shrill	complacent	exultant	disheartened	frosty	cheeky	frightened	dutiful	feeble	dubious	didactic	fussy
slow	compliant	fanciful	dispirited	frustrated	churlish	furious	encouraging	flustered	dumbfounded	diligent	glowing
soft	confidential	fond	dreadful	grudging	clinical	hateful	flirtatious	forced	evasive	diplomatic	greedy
squeaky	confiding	generous	dull	gruff	cloying	heartless	gallant	furtive	flustered	docile	heedless
thick	cordial	gleeful	fearful	guilty	coarse	heated	gentle	guarded	fretful	dry	hysterical
throaty	crafty	glowing	forced	heated	condescending	heedless	indulgent	guilty	furtive	dutiful	idle
thunderous	daft	happy	forlorn	impatient	contemptuous	horrified	informal	half-hearted	guarded	earnest	indolent
	deliberate	heedless	frightened	impertinent	contentious	hostile	inviting	heartbroken	guilty	emotional	jaded
	delirious	impish	gloomy	imploring	crafty	impudent	irreverent	heedless	half-hearted	erudite	languid
	detached	inviting	glum	indignant	crass	impulsive	joking	horrified	halting	even	laughing
	determined	ironic	grumpy	irritated	crisp	insulting	kind	hungry	hasty	expectant	lazy
	diabolical	irreverent	guilty	jealous	crude	intimidating	loving	hushed	helpless	explicit	lifeless
	diligent	jovial	heartbroken	merciless	cryptic	malevolent	magnanimous	inane	hesitant	express	lusty
	discreet	jubilant	heavy	offended	deprecating	menacing	mild	indecisive	horrified	facetious	noncommittal
	disinterested	laughing	helpless	outraged	derisive	merciless	mischievous	insipid	hushed	forceful	obsessive
	docile	merry	hollow	peeved	disagreeable	nasty	modest	introspective	inane	frank	passionate
	drunken	nostalgic	hopeless	peevish	disdainful	ominous	optimistic	lifeless	incredulous	gracious	passive
	dumbfounded	obsessive	horrified	piqued	dismissive	outraged	pawky	lovelorn	inquisitive	grave	perfunctory
	enticing	optimistic	hungry	pitiless	disparaging	outrageous	pitying	nagging	interested	grim	plodding
	erudite	pawky	hushed	prudish	disrespect	petulant	placid	nervous	introspective	honest	rabid
	express	perky	inconsolable	reproachful	distasteful	pitiless	polite	nonsensical	lovelorn	humble	rapt
	facetious	playful	indolent	reproving	doleful	rabid	praiseful	painful	naive	impartial	rapturous
	fascinated	pleased	jaded	resentful	facetious	reproving	reassuring	pensive	nonplussed	impassive	resolved
	feeble	praiseful	jealous	satirical	flippant	resentful	respectful	pitying	oblivious	insistent	riotous
	firm	proud	lifeless	sharp	grating	sadistic	sage	prudish	perplexed	introspective	rousing
	flat	rabid	listless	short	harsh	savage	suave	quavering	puzzled	jaded	sensuous
	forced	rapturous	lovelorn	snotty	haughty	severe	sweet	reluctant	quavering	laconic	speculative
	formal	rejoicing	merciless	sour	heartless	short	sympathetic	reticent	querulous	languid	suave
	furtive	relieved	miserable	stern	heedless	spiteful	tame	scandalous	skittish	measured	surprised
	fussy	riotous	morose	stiff	hostile	spurious	teasing	sheepish	speechless	meditative	tenacious
	gallant	roguish	mournful	strained	icy	terse	understanding	shy	stilted	musing	unexpected
	generous	rousing	obsessive	sulky	imperious	threatening	warm	skittish	tenacious	nostalgic	vehement
	glib	satirical	offended	tart	impudent	tight	winning	speechless	terrified	philosophical	vociferous
	grandiose	suave	painful	testy	impulsive	uncouth		squeamish	thoughtless	pompous	voracious
	grateful	sublime	pitying	tight	indifferent	unfeeling		stilted	timid	reasoned	winning
	half-hearted	triumphant	plodding	uncouth	insincere	unkind		strained	tremulous	reflective
	helpful	unctuous	quavering	unfeeling	insolent	vengeful		suspicious	uncertain	resolute
	helpless	whimsical	rabid	unhelpful	insulting	venomous		tense	vacuous	resolved
	honest	winning	regretful	unkind	ironic	vexed		tentative	vapid	reticent
	hopeful	witty	remorseful	warning	irreverent	vicious		toneless	woeful	self-assured
	hurried		resentful	withering	knowing	warning		tormented	wondering	serious
	impartial		rueful	wounded	lascivious	waspish		tremulous	worried	shrewd
	impassive		sad	wrathful	lazy	withering		trepidatious		sober
	imploring		shaky		lewd	wrathful		uncomfortable		solemn
	indecisive		skittish		licentious			unconvincing		stalwart
	indolent		sober		lofty			uneasy		staunch
	ingratiating		somber		lusty			vacuous		steady
	innocent		sorrowful		merciless			vapid		strident
	insipid		squeamish		mocking			wishy-washy		tame
	intoxicated		stilted		nagging					truthful
	introspective		strained		nasty					unassuming
	laborious		sullen		obnoxious					unctuous
	lame		tearful		ominous					urbane
	lascivious		terrified		outrageous
	lewd		tired		patronizing
	licentious		toneless		pedantic
	light		tormented		perfunctory
	lofty		tremulous		pitiless
	longing		trepidatious		pompous
	measured		unhappy		pretentious
	meek		vengeful		reproving
	mendacious		whining		roguish
	modest		wishy-washy		rude
	mushy		woeful		sadistic
	musing		wounded		sarcastic
	mysterious				sassy
	naive				scandalous
	neutral				scathing
	nonchalant				scornful
	nonsensical				self-absorbed
	nostalgic				severe
	obsequious				shameless
	obsessive				short
	offhanded				snide
	passive				snobbish
	patient				snotty
	pensive				spurious
	perfunctory				sulky
	perspicacious				terse
	persuasive				thoughtless
	pious				trite
	pitying				uncouth
	placating				unfeeling
	placid				ungracious
	plain				unhelpful
	plaintive				unkind
	pleading				venomous
	pleasant				voracious
	pointed				withering
	polite				wrathful
	pompous
	pragmatic
	prayerful
	pretentious
	prim
	prompt
	quick
	rapt
	reasonable
	resentful
	resigned
	reticent
	reverent
	rhetorical
	roguish
	sagacious
	sage
	sardonic
	seductive
	self-absorbed
	self-assured
	sensuous
	serene
	shameless
	shrewd
	silky
	simple
	sincere
	skeptical
	sleepy
	slow
	sly
	smarmy
	smooth
	smug
	soothing
	speculative
	squeamish
	stalwart
	staunch
	stilted
	stoic
	stout
	strict
	stubborn
	stupid
	sublime
	submissive
	subtle
	sudden
	suggestive
	surreptitious
	sycophantic
	tame
	tenacious
	tender
	theatrical
	thoughtful
	trite
	truthful
	unassuming
	unconvincing
	unctuous
	unexpected
	urbane
	urgent
	vague
	vigorous
	wary
	weak
	weary
	wicked
	wishful
	wistful
	wooden
	wry

Speech Verbs

Soothe/Comment	Sound	Polite	Rude/Impolite	Angry	Happy/Amused	Confused/Querulous	Excited/Interested	Sad/Demoralized	Academic/Sermonic	Debate	Militaristic
admit	bark	acknowledge	admonish	accuse	approve	agonize	babble	admit	advocate	acknowledge	bite out
allow	bawl	acquiesce	argue	biteout	babble	ask	blather	agonize	affirms	advocate	boom
apologize	bellow	add	bark	biting	banter	babble	boast	attempt	amend	affirms	challenge
appease	blubber	admit	bemoan	blusters	brag	beseech	brag	bawl	announce	allow	command
assure	blurt	advise	biteout	boom	cackle	blather	chatter	beg	argue	amend	demand
attest	boom	affirms	blusters	chide	chatter	carp	chirps	bemoan	articulate	argue	direct
cajole	breathe	agree	brag	choke out	cheer	coax	choke out	beseech	assert	articulate	force
cautions	call	amend	cackle	condescend	chirps	echo	congratulate	blubber	assure	assert	hail
chatter	chant	answer	carp	counter	choke out	falter	conspire	carp	begin	attest	interrogate
comment	cough	apologize	chastise	criticize	commend	fret	coo	commiserate	cautions	aver	order
commiserate	croaks	appease	chime in	curse	compliment	gasps	crow	complain	chastise	cajole	report
confess	croon	approve	choke out	denounce	coo	guess	cry	deny	clarify	chastise	reprimand
confide	drawl	articulate	cluck	echo	deadpan	hazard	deny	echo	coax	chime in	resolve
confirm	echo	attempt	condescend	glower	droll	inquire	echo	fret	commend	claim	swear
console	enunciate	attest	counter	grate	effuse	maunders	effuse	gripe	conclude	counter	thunder
deadpan	exclaim	banter	criticize	groan	enchanted	mumble	enchanted	groan	concur	critique	upbraid
deflect	falter	chime in	critique	grumble	enthuse	mutter	encourages	grouse	confess	declare	warn
disclose	gasps	commend	curse	heckle	exult	ponder	enthuse	grovel	confirm	denounce
divulge	growl	compliment	deny	howl	fuss	protest	exult	grumble	consider	deter
echo	grunt	concede	dismiss	huff	gush	pry	fascinated	implore	console	disagree
express	hiss	concur	distract	insinuate	hail	quaver	flirt	insist	contend	dismiss
gossip	holler	consider	divulge	interrogate	jest	query	fuss	keen	continue	distract
imply	howl	demur	drone	lambaste	joke	ramble	gasps	lament	correct	elaborates
insinuate	hum	deter	entreat	malicious	laugh	rant	gossip	mope	counter	enunciate
laud	intone	elaborates	gloat	mutter	marvel	rave	gush	mutter	declaim	explain
mention	keen	encourages	goad	nag	mocks	request	hail	opine	declare	force
muse	lisp	express	gossip	needle	prattle	snivel	howl	plead	disagree	grant
note	moan	flatter	grate	quarrel	quip	squall	laud	pout	disclose	hint
oblige	mouth	flirt	gripe	rant	ramble	squawk	marvel	protest	dissuade	intimate
observe	murmur	greet	grouse	rebuke	reassure	squeak	pant	quaver	drone	maintain
offer	pant	hint	grumble	ridicule	rejoice	sulk	prattle	sigh	drone	object
placate	prattle	indicate	heckle	scoffs	reminisce	urge	profess	snivel	elaborates	orate
prods	purr	introduce	huff	scold	sigh	venture	ramble	sob	emphasize	persuade
promise	quaver	oblige	hushes	seethe	simper	wheedles	rave	squall	explain	pontificate
prompt	rasp	praise	insinuate	spit	singsong	wish	rejoice	sulk	grant	posit
proposes	rattle off	promise	interject	splutter	snickers	worry	reminisce	vent	hazard	predicate
reaffirm	read	prompt	interrogate	sputter	squeal	yammer	simper	wail	hypothesize	pronounce
recall	recites	proposes	interrupt	squawk	toast	yelp	speculate	wheedles	inform	proposes
reconsider	roar	quibble	jeer	squeak	trill		squeal	whimper	instruct	quarrel
recount	scream	reaffirm	lambaste	swear	warble		trill	whine	intimate	quibble
reflect	screech	reassure	malicious	threaten	witter		urge	worry	lecture	rattle off
reinforce	shout	recommend	mocks	thunder			vow		maunders	realize
reiterate	shriek	say	mutter	upbraid			warble		observe	reason
relent	singsong	share	nag	vent			wish		orate	rebut
remark	slur	soothe	needle	warn			witter		persuade	reconsider
reminisce	snarl	toast	press	yells			wonder		pontificate	recount
reply	snivel		prods				yammer		posit	reflect
resolve	splutter		pry						pray	retort
reveal	squall		quarrel						preach	specify
share	squawk		razz						proclaim	stress
soothe	squeak		rebuke						proposes	submit
specify	squeal		reproach						quote	surmise
state	stammer		retort						rattle off	testify
stress	stutter		ridicule						realize	theorize
submit	thunder		scoffs						reason
testify	trill		singsong						rebut
toast	warble		snap						recall
vent	wheeze		sneer						recites
	whisper aloud		snickers						recommend
	witter		sputter						recount
	yammer		squawk						regale
	yells		swear						rehearse
	yelp		taunt						reinforce
			tease						reiterate
			upbraid						remind
									repeat
									respond
									retort
									ridicule
									stipulate
									stress
									suggest
									supply
									surmise
									theorize
									urge