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atonal

/eɪˈtoʊnəl/ US
/eɪˈtəʊnəl/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊnəl

adjective more atonal · most atonal

Lacking a tonal center or key. Gimme some of that ol' atonal music / It lingers in my ears / Schoenberg and Alban Berg / Were the genre's pioneers
Not tonal, lacking tones.

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adj lacking a tonal center or key (music)

Español	atonal
中文	無調性的 /无调性的 wúdiàoxìng de
Português	atonal
Français	atonal
Deutsch	atonal
Italiano	atonale
Русский	атона́льный atonálʹnyj

adj not tonal, lacking tones (linguistics)

Português	atonal
Русский	атона́льный atonálʹnyj, бесто́новый bestónovyj

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@misc{atonal_2026,
  title = {atonal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atonal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}