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toneless

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tone·less  (tnls)
adj.
1. Lacking tone.
2. Lacking vitality; listless.
toneless·ly adv.
toneless·ness n.
toneless [ˈtəʊnlɪs]
adj
1. having no tone
2. lacking colour or vitality
tonelessly  adv
tonelessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tonelesstoneless - lacking in tone or expression; "his toneless mechanical voice"
toned - having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination; "full-toned"; "silver-toned"
Translations
toneless [ˈtəʊnlɪs] ADJ [voice] → monótono, apagado, inexpresivo; [muscle tissue] → flojo
toneless [ˈtəʊnləs] adj [voice] → terne
toneless
adj → tonlos; music → eintönig; colour → stumpf
toneless [ˈtəʊnlɪs] adj (voce) → inespressivo/a
toneless [ˈtəʊnlɪs] adj (voce) → inespressivo/a


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Perhaps it was that no man could expect to have the most momentous question of his life settled in a voice so level, so toneless, so devoid of joy or energy.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
The three hurried downstairs, to find, not the gay dog they expected, but a young man, colourless, toneless, who had already the mournful eyes above a drooping moustache that are so common in London, and that haunt some streets of the city like accusing presences.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
"I don't know what to answer, or who Terence Hewet is," Helen continued, in the toneless voice of a ghost.
The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context
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