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tonelessness en · NOUN

Etymology

From toneless + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being toneless.
    • So much menace, so much studied tonelessness and unmusicality — and on the part of so young a virtuoso — is disturbing, to say the least, and it comes a relief when he lays it aside. 2007 February 11, Stephen Metcalf, “Informal Menace”, in New York Times: