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atonal

/eɪˈtoʊnəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
aton-al
IPA
/eɪˈtoʊnəl/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a tonal center or key.

adj

Not tonal, lacking tones.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English tonal English atonal From a- + tonal.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /eɪˈtoʊnəl/
  • British English: /eɪˈtəʊnəl/

Inflected Forms

more atonal (comparative) most atonal (superlative)

Derived Forms

atonalism atonalist atonality atonally

Frequently Paired Words

atonic

Synonyms

unkeyed

Rhymes With

tonal monoclonal coronal conal zonal clonal tritonal bitonal azonal bizonal

Questions

How do you pronounce atonal?
The recorded pronunciation is /eɪˈtoʊnəl/.
What does atonal mean?
Lacking a tonal center or key.
Where does atonal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English tonal English atonal From a- + tonal.

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