murmured

bland comfortable cool delicate dull gentle low mellow mild muted pastel quiet smooth soothing subdued sweet

diffuse

ashen balmy caressing cushy dim dimmed dulcet dusky hazy lenient light low-key mellifluous melodious misty pale pallid pleasing restful shaded sober tinted toned-down twilight understated wan whispered

agitated boisterous excited harsh loud rough strong troubled violent

hard severe smart stern strict