Definition of ATONAL

atonal

Adjective

  • Not written in any specific key or tonality.
  • characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality

Adj

  • Lacking a tonal center or key.
  • Not tonal, lacking tones.

Examples

  • His atonal strategy was impossible to predict, using strange words in weird places.

Origin / Etymology

From a- + tonal.

Synonyms

unkeyed

Antonyms

tonal

Scrabble Score: 6

atonal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
atonal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
atonal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

atonal: valid Words With Friends Word