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tonelessness

tonelessness noun: the state or condition of being toneless.

Noun

tonelessness (uncountable)

  1. The 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 of tonelessness

From toneless + -ness.

Questions about tonelessness

What does tonelessness mean?
Tonelessness means the state or condition of being toneless.
What part of speech is tonelessness?
Tonelessness is a noun.

Words near tonelessness in the dictionary

  1. toneholes
  2. tonelada
  3. toneladas
  4. toneless
  5. tonelessly
  6. tonelessness
  7. tonelike
  8. Tonelli
  9. Tonelli's theorem
  10. Tonellis
  11. toneme

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