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TONE DEAFNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tone deafness mean?
• TONE DEAFNESS (noun)
The noun TONE DEAFNESS has 1 sense:
1. an inability to distinguish differences in pitch
Familiarity information: TONE DEAFNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inability to distinguish differences in pitch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
tin ear; tone deafness
Hypernyms ("tone deafness" is a kind of...):
deafness; hearing loss (partial or complete loss of hearing)
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