atonal

adjective

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Pronunciation: /eɪˈtoʊnəl/ / /eɪˈtəʊnəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English tonal English atonal From a- + tonal.

Lacking a tonal center or key.
“Gimme some of that ol' atonal music / It lingers in my ears / Schoenberg and Alban Berg / Were the genre's pioneers”
Not tonal, lacking tones.