tone-deaf

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tohn def]
- /toʊn dɛf/
- /təʊn def/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tohn def]
- /toʊn dɛf/

Definitions of tone-deaf word

adjective tone-deaf unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them. 1
adjective tone-deaf If you say that someone is tone-deaf, you mean that they cannot sing in tune or recognize different tunes. 0
adjective tone-deaf unable to distinguish subtle differences in musical pitch 0
adjective tone-deaf not able to distinguish accurately differences in musical pitch 0

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Origin of tone-deaf

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Tone-deaf

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tone-deaf

tone-deaf popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for tone-deaf

adjective tone-deaf

deaf — Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.

Just one Synonym for tone-deaf