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Toneless is an English word with synonyms like toned. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Toneless in a sentence

Toneless meaning

  1. Lacking tone or expression.
  2. Lacking vitality; listless; lifeless.
  3. Lacking tone or pitch, have the neutral tone.

Synonyms of Toneless

toned

Related words

Other words often associated with Toneless or its synonyms:

tonal

Using Toneless

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lacking tone or expression. | Lacking vitality; listless; lifeless. | Lacking tone or pitch, have the neutral tone.
  • Useful related words include: toned.
  • In the example corpus, toneless often appears in combinations such as: is toneless, toneless pinyin.

Context around Toneless

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

used 1×

Often after:

pinyin 2×

Sentence patterns with Toneless

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

knee is toneless ɢotʼ in 1× sometimes be toneless and are 1× stories in toneless pinyin 1× successfully used toneless pinyin in 1× water is toneless toː in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

likewise chinese reporters 1× syllables can sometimes 1× thus the proto 1× tone may simply 1×

Common sentence endings:

communications for decades 1× in toneless pinyin 1× omitting tone markings 1× ɡóʔ in slavey 1×

Words around Toneless

Just before it in the word index:

toneisha 4 tonegato 3 toneel 2 toned 288 toneatto 2 tonearms 4

Just after it in the word index:

tonelli 6 toner 92 toneri 3 toners 9 tones 650 tonette 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Toneless

  • In this selection, "toneless" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, used and pinyin stand out and add context to how "toneless" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include knee is toneless ɢotʼ in and sometimes be toneless and are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "toneless" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with toneless

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Likewise, Chinese reporters abroad may file their stories in toneless pinyin. (11 words)

Syllables can sometimes be toneless and are described as having a neutral tone, typically indicated by omitting tone markings. (19 words)

Tone may simply be ignored, as is possible even for highly tonal languages: for example, the Chinese navy has successfully used toneless pinyin in government telegraph communications for decades. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Thus, the Proto-Athabascan word *tuː ('water') is toneless toː in Hupa, high-tone tó in Navajo, and low-tone tù in Slavey; while Proto-Athabascan *-ɢʊtʼ ('knee') is toneless -ɢotʼ in Hupa, low-tone -ɡòd in Navajo, and high-tone -ɡóʔ in Slavey. (44 words)

Tone may simply be ignored, as is possible even for highly tonal languages: for example, the Chinese navy has successfully used toneless pinyin in government telegraph communications for decades. (29 words)

Syllables can sometimes be toneless and are described as having a neutral tone, typically indicated by omitting tone markings. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Thus, the Proto-Athabascan word *tuː ('water') is toneless toː in Hupa, high-tone tó in Navajo, and low-tone tù in Slavey; while Proto-Athabascan *-ɢʊtʼ ('knee') is toneless -ɢotʼ in Hupa, low-tone -ɡòd in Navajo, and high-tone -ɡóʔ in Slavey.

Likewise, Chinese reporters abroad may file their stories in toneless pinyin.

Syllables can sometimes be toneless and are described as having a neutral tone, typically indicated by omitting tone markings.

Tone may simply be ignored, as is possible even for highly tonal languages: for example, the Chinese navy has successfully used toneless pinyin in government telegraph communications for decades.

Common combinations with toneless

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "toneless" in a sentence?
An example: "Thus, the Proto-Athabascan word *tuː ('water') is toneless toː in Hupa, high-tone tó in Navajo, and low-tone tù in Slavey; while Proto-Athabascan *-ɢʊtʼ ('knee') is toneless -ɢotʼ in Hupa, low-tone -ɡòd in Navajo, and high-tone -ɡóʔ in Slavey." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "toneless" from authentic English texts.
What does "toneless" mean?
Toneless means: Lacking tone or expression.
What are synonyms of "toneless"?
Common synonyms of "toneless" include: toned.
How many example sentences with "toneless" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "toneless", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.