demitone

Meaning

1. noun A semitone.
2. noun A tiny amount; a shade of difference; a gradation; a nuance.
3. noun A muted tone; a subdued manner of speaking.
4. noun A color that is only partly saturated.
5. noun Something that is necessary to produce harmony and completeness.

Similar words

hemitone semitone semidiapason ditone subsemitone semidiapente diminished octave halftone demisharp semiditone