atonal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /eɪˈtoʊnəl/ (General-American)
- /eɪˈtəʊnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
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.
Meanings
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Lacking a tonal center or key.
Gimme some of that ol' atonal music / It lingers in my ears / Schoenberg and Alban Berg / Were the genre's pioneers
2019, “(Gimme Some of That) Ol' Atonal Music”, performed by Merle Hazard ft. Alison Brown:
- Not tonal, lacking tones.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more atonal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most atonal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
atonally · atonalism · atonality · atonalist
Relateds
Translations (21)
fi sävellajiton (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · it atonale (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · de atonal (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · ru атона́льный (not tonal, lacking tones (linguistics)) · fi atonaalinen (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · sl àtonálen (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · ca atonal (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · nl atonaal (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · da atonal (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · sv atonal (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · pl atonalny (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · es atonal (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · cmn 無調性的 /无调性的 (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · ru атона́льный (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · ru бесто́новый (not tonal, lacking tones (linguistics)) · ga atonúil (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · pt atonal (not tonal, lacking tones (linguistics)) · pt atonal (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · sh ȁtonālan (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · sh а̏тона̄лан (lacking a tonal center or key (music)) · fr atonal (lacking a tonal center or key (music))