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tone deafness

tone deafness is the alternative form of tone-deafness.

Meaning of tone-deafness

Noun

tone-deafness (uncountable)

  1. Being unable to recognize and match pitches.
    Antonyms:
    perfect pitch
  2. Being out of touch, out of sync, or oblivious.
    • Near-synonyms: unattunedness, obliviousness
    Antonyms:
    attunedness

Questions about tone deafness

What is tone deafness the alternative form of?
Tone deafness is the alternative form of tone-deafness.

Words near tone deafness in the dictionary

  1. tone cluster
  2. tone color
  3. tone colors
  4. tone colour
  5. tone deaf
  6. tone deafness
  7. tone dialing
  8. tone dialling
  9. tone down
  10. tone hole
  11. tone holes

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