Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tone-deafness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
tone-deaf-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition or quality of being tone-deaf.

Uncountable

noun

The condition or quality of being tone-deaf.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tone-deaf + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

unattunedness obliviousness

Antonyms

perfect pitch attunedness

Questions

What does tone-deafness mean?
The condition or quality of being tone-deaf.
Where does tone-deafness come from?
From tone-deaf + -ness.

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