to be tone-deaf
1tone-deaf — tone′ deaf adj. unable to distinguish differences in musical sounds when producing or hearing them • Etymology: 1890–95 tone′ deaf ness, n …
2tone´-deaf´|ness — tone deaf «TOHN DEHF», adjective. not able to distinguish between different musical tones. –tone´ deaf´|ness, noun …
3tone-deaf — tōn .def adj relatively insensitive to differences in musical pitch tone deafness n …
4tone-deaf — [tōn′def΄] adj. not able to distinguish accurately differences in musical pitch tone deafness n …
5tone-deaf — adj unable to hear the difference between different musical notes …
6tone deaf — adjective unable to sing a tune correctly because you cannot hear the difference between musical notes …
7tone-deaf — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unable to perceive differences of musical pitch accurately …
8tone deaf — UK US adjective unable to sing a tune correctly because you cannot hear the difference between musical notes Thesaurus: ear and hearinghyponym general words for the face or its featuressynonym …
9tone-deaf — adjective unable to appreciate music • Similar to: ↑deaf * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : relatively insensitive to differences in the pitch of musical tones * * * tone deafness. /tohn def /, adj. unable to distinguish differences in pitch in musical …
10tone-deaf — ADJ If you say that someone is tone deaf, you mean that they cannot sing in tune or recognize different tunes …
