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tone-deaf meaning in Tamil

சுரச்செவிடான

tone-deaf in Tamil: சுரச்செவிடான, இசைநயமுணரமாட்டாத. In English, tone-deaf means unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.

Tamil words for tone-deaf

சுரச்செவிடான, இசைநயமுணரமாட்டாத

English meaning of tone-deaf

  1. adjective Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
  2. adjective Having little or a shallow or banal appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.
  3. adjective Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.
  4. adjective Insensitive and offensive as a result of not noticing the current social context.

Full definition of tone-deaf

tone-deaf in a sentence

  • Although he was tone-deaf, he was a great lyricist.
  • This is a distinction unavailable to the tone-deaf.
  • a politician's tone-deaf remarks about the price of bread

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Questions about tone-deaf in Tamil

What is the meaning of tone-deaf in Tamil?
Tone-deaf in Tamil is சுரச்செவிடான, இசைநயமுணரமாட்டாத.
tone-deaf என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Tone-deaf: சுரச்செவிடான, இசைநயமுணரமாட்டாத.
What does tone-deaf mean in English?
Tone-deaf means unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: tone-deaf (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tone-deaf (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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