tonelessness

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noun

The state or condition of being toneless.

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Meanings

nountonelessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being toneless.

    So much menace, so much studied tonelessness and unmusicality — and on the part of so young a virtuoso — is disturbing, to say the least, and it comes a relief when he lays it aside.

    2007 February 11, Stephen Metcalf, “Informal Menace”, in New York Times

Origin

From toneless + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tonelessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonelessness

MLA

“tonelessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonelessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonelessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonelessness.

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