toneless

toneless
Synonyms and related words:
achromatic, achromic, anemic, ashen, ashy, bled white, bloodless, cadaverous, chloranemic, colorless, dead, deadly pale, deathly pale, dim, dimmed, dingy, discolored, droning, dull, etiolated, exsanguinated, exsanguine, exsanguineous, faded, faint, fallow, flat, ghastly, gray, haggard, hueless, hypochromic, lackluster, leaden, livid, lurid, lusterless, mat, mealy, monotone, monotonic, muddy, neutral, pale, pale as death, pale-faced, pallid, pasty, sallow, sickly, soniferous, sonorous, sounded, sounding, tallow-faced, tonal, uncolored, wan, washed-out, waxen, weak, whey-faced, white

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  • Toneless — Tone less, a. Having no tone; unmusical. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toneless — tone|less [ˈtəunləs US ˈtoun ] adj a toneless voice does not express any feelings ▪ I m sorry, he said, in a flat toneless voice …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • toneless — [[t]to͟ʊnləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED A toneless voice is dull and does not express any feeling. [WRITTEN] What shall we do? Milton said again in a toneless voice. Derived words: tonelessly ADV GRADED ADV after v That s most kind of him, Eleanor said… …   English dictionary

  • toneless — adjective a toneless voice does not express any feelings: “I m sorry,” he said, in a flat toneless voice. tonelessly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • toneless — adjective Date: 1773 lacking in tone, modulation, or expression < a toneless voice > • tonelessly adverb • tonelessness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • toneless — tone|less [ tounləs ] adjective a toneless voice does not express any emotion ╾ tone|less|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • toneless — UK [ˈtəʊnləs] / US [ˈtoʊnləs] adjective a toneless voice does not express any emotion Derived word: tonelessly adverb …   English dictionary

  • toneless — tone ► NOUN 1) a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2) the sound of a person s voice, expressing a feeling or mood. 3) general character: trust her to lower the tone of the conversation. 4) (also whole… …   English terms dictionary

  • toneless — adjective lacking in tone or expression his toneless mechanical voice • Ant: ↑toned …   Useful english dictionary

  • toneless — tone·less (tōnʹlĭs) adj. 1. Lacking tone. 2. Lacking vitality; listless.   toneʹless·ly adv. toneʹless·ness n. * * * …   Universalium

  • toneless — adjective a) lacking tone or expression b) lacking vitality; listless …   Wiktionary

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