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noun
The condition or quality of being tone-deaf.
Being unable to recognize and match pitches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: perfect pitch
noun
The condition or quality of being tone-deaf.
Being out of touch, out of sync, or oblivious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: unattunedness, obliviousness
Antonyms: attunedness
History
From tone-deaf + -ness.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
