TONELESS

toneless

(adjective) lacking in tone or expression; “his toneless mechanical voice”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

toneless (comparative more toneless, superlative most toneless)

Lacking tone or expression.

Lacking vitality; listless.

(linguistics) Lacking tone or pitch, have the neutral tone.

Anagrams

• noteless

Source: Wiktionary


Tone"less, a.

Definition: Having no tone; unmusical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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