Associations to the word «Atonal»
Noun
Wiktionary
ATONAL, adjective. (music) Lacking a tonal center or key.
ATONAL, adjective. (linguistics) Not tonal, lacking tones.
Dictionary definition
ATONAL, adjective. Characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.