# halftone

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #96,034

## Definitions
1. Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.
2. A picture made by using the process of half-toning.
3. An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light.

## Etymology
From half- + tone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/halftone