: lacking in tone, modulation, or expression
a toneless voice
tonelessly
adverb
tonelessness
noun
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Standing at the little girl’s table again, Ivan moves his queen and in a toneless voice says: Checkmate.
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Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
No one would ever accuse Post Malone of eloquence, but here the music is also toneless and imprecise.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022
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Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
No one would ever accuse Post Malone of eloquence, but here the music is also toneless and imprecise.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022
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“Toneless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toneless. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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