- tone-deaf
- adjective Date: 1894 relatively insensitive to differences in musical pitch • tone deafness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tone-deaf
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tone-deaf — tone′ deaf adj. unable to distinguish differences in musical sounds when producing or hearing them • Etymology: 1890–95 tone′ deaf ness, n … From formal English to slang
tone-deaf — tōn .def adj relatively insensitive to differences in musical pitch tone deafness n … Medical dictionary
tone-deaf — [tōn′def΄] adj. not able to distinguish accurately differences in musical pitch tone deafness n … English World dictionary
tone-deaf — adj unable to hear the difference between different musical notes … Dictionary of contemporary English
tone deaf — adjective unable to sing a tune correctly because you cannot hear the difference between musical notes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tone-deaf — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unable to perceive differences of musical pitch accurately … English terms dictionary
tone deaf — UK US adjective unable to sing a tune correctly because you cannot hear the difference between musical notes Thesaurus: ear and hearinghyponym general words for the face or its featuressynonym … Useful english dictionary
tone-deaf — adjective unable to appreciate music • Similar to: ↑deaf * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : relatively insensitive to differences in the pitch of musical tones * * * tone deafness. /tohn def /, adj. unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical … Useful english dictionary
tone-deaf — ADJ If you say that someone is tone deaf, you mean that they cannot sing in tune or recognize different tunes … English dictionary
tone-deaf — adjective unable to tell the difference between different musical notes: the tone deaf morons in today s pop groups … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tone´-deaf´|ness — tone deaf «TOHN DEHF», adjective. not able to distinguish between different musical tones. –tone´ deaf´|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
