atonality

English

Etymology

From atonal +‎ -ity or a- +‎ tonality.

Pronunciation

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Noun

atonality (countable and uncountable, plural atonalities)

1. (uncountable, music) A style of music that is written without a key.
2. (countable, music) A passage written without a key.

Translations

a style of music

• Dutch: atonaliteit (nl) f
• Finnish: atonaalisuus (fi)
• French: atonalité (fr) f
• German: Atonalität (de) f
• Irish: neamhthonúlacht f, atonúlacht f
• Polish: atonalność (pl) f

See also

• atonal
• diatonic
• pseudoatonality
• tonality