tone-deaf
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.87 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
adj
Having little or a shallow or banal appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "Although he was tone-deaf, he was a great lyricist."
- "This is a distinction unavailable to the tone-deaf."
- "a politician's tone-deaf remarks about the price of bread"
- "The elected official's tone-deaf remarks about the operations of the clerk’s office were disappointing."
- "Otherwise, saying “N-word” is plenty accurate; I knew exactly what you meant. And arguing for your need to use an explosive term, when a common euphemism will do, makes you seem defensive and tone-deaf."
- "The campaign – which Fast Company described as “eyebrow-raising”, “controversial” and “tone-deaf” – did not land well."