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The song had a bright tonal quality.
What does Tonal mean?
related to tone, pitch, or sound quality.
Dictionary definition
Tonal describes something related to tone, pitch, musical sound, or the use of tone in language or art.
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Tonal in a sentence
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The music teacher asked students to listen for tonal changes.
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In some languages, tonal differences can change the meaning of a word.
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What does tonal mean?
Tonal describes features of sound, music, voice, or language tone.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to tonal?
Tone-Related is close in meaning to tonal.
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Silent contrasts with tonal.
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Tonal
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toh · nul · strongest beat: toh
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WordTonal.
Partadjective.
MeaningTonal means related to tone, pitch, or sound quality.
ExampleExample: The song had a bright tonal quality.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- toh · nul
- Strongest beat
- toh
- Ending
- nul
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on toh.
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Synonyms
Words like Tonal
tone-relatedConnected to tone or sound quality.
musicalRelated to music.
pitch-relatedConnected to how high or low a sound is.
Antonyms
Opposite words
atonalMusic without a clear tonal center.
silentHaving no sound.
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Word family
Tonal word family
Base word
tonal
adjective
tonal
Related to tone, pitch, or sound quality.
adverb
tonally
In a way related to tone.
noun
tone
The quality, pitch, or feeling of a sound.
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