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TONELESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does toneless mean?
• TONELESS (adjective)
The adjective TONELESS has 1 sense:
1. lacking in tone or expression
Familiarity information: TONELESS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking in tone or expression
Context example:
his toneless mechanical voice
Antonym:
toned (having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination)
Context examples
The researchers also monitored brain activity in response to sounds of toneless noises that were designed to match the frequency levels of each tone played.
(Our brains appear uniquely tuned for musical pitch, National Institutes of Health)
Brain scans showed that the human auditory cortex was much more responsive than the monkey cortex when they compared relative activity between the calls and toneless, noisy versions of the calls.
(Our brains appear uniquely tuned for musical pitch, National Institutes of Health)
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