tone-deaf

tone-deaf
adjective
unable to appreciate music
• Similar to: ↑deaf

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: relatively insensitive to differences in the pitch of musical tones

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/tohn"def'/, adj.
unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical sounds when producing or hearing them.
[1890-95]

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toneˈ-deafˈ adjective
Unable to appreciate or distinguish differences in musical pitch
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Main Entry: ↑tone

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tone-deaf «TOHN DEHF», adjective.
not able to distinguish between different musical tones.
–tone´-deaf´|ness, noun.

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adj. (of a person) unable to perceive differences of musical pitch accurately
Derivatives:
tone-deafness n.

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/ˈtoʊnˌdɛf/ adj
: unable to hear the difference between musical notes or sing the right musical notes

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ˌtone-ˈdeaf f6 [tone-deaf] adjective
unable to hear the difference between musical notes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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