Word "TONAL" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
Synonyms:
tonic
Examples:
Chinese is a tonal language

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic

Crossword Clues for TONAL

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Clue Source Date
Like the Igbo language LA Times Daily 30 Aug 2025
Type of music or drawing LA Times Mini 01 Aug 2025
Like the Mandarin and Vietnamese languages
Like Mandarin and Vietnamese, linguistically
Opposite of atonal
At heart, Elton already relating to sound (5)
Like some music and languages USA Today 07 Jun 2025
Like Mandarin, linguistically
Sound-related Thomas Joseph 10 Apr 2025
The character of music
Harmonious name for a heavyweight (5)
Like the Navojo language
Like the Navajo language USA Today 02 Apr 2025
Possibly not a trainee of sound quality (5)
Los Angeles, not backward in relating to a key (5)
Melodic Newsday 19 Feb 2025
Of sound character? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 08 Feb 2025
Like the Yoruba language USA Today 07 Feb 2025
Of musical quality Commuter 04 Feb 2025
Relating to musical key
Based on harmony
Having a key Mirror Quick 26 Dec 2024
Time to arrange loan, having a key (5) Mirror Cryptic 26 Dec 2024
Of musical pitch Commuter 25 Nov 2024
Having repetitions in the same musical key (5)
Of a sound's quality, pitch etc The Times Concise 19 Oct 2024
Having a key in Washington a life-saver (5)
Sound description of part of Boston a long time ago (5)
Alto changed around end of hymn according to key (5)
Having pitch TV 22 Sep 2024
Like Lao
Relating to musical pitch; talon (anag.) The Telegraph Plusword 27 Jul 2024
With a key Newsday 26 Jul 2024
Relating to tone
Harmonic Universal 09 Jul 2024
Like much Western music Commuter 22 Jun 2024
In music, having a key (5)
About tones
Musical quality means a lot to a learner (5)
Having an established key, musically New York Times Mini 25 Apr 2024
Of tone (5)
Having a key, in music New York Times 22 Apr 2024
Like music with harmony; not LA (anag.)
Like music with traditional harmony LA Times Daily 10 Apr 2024
Like music in restaurant, on always The Times Quick Cryptic 02 Apr 2024
According to key weight, a learner concluded (5)
To do with the quality of a sound (5)
According to key, it's in fact on a latch (5)
Musical; pertaining to harmony (5)
What's Caton alarm bell got to do with music? (5)
Relating to the pitch or quality of sound (5)
Having a key in Boston allowable (5) Puzzler Cryptic 15 Feb 2024
Melodic Newsday 11 Feb 2024
Like much Western music Commuter 01 Feb 2024
Not musically dissonant, say New York Times 30 Jan 2024
Pitch-related Universal 13 Jan 2024
Pitch-related LA Times Mini 25 Dec 2023
Like the Thai language USA Today 23 Dec 2023
Like conventional music New York Times 22 Dec 2023
Take up part of recital -a note of musical quality (5)
Like Igbo and Thai, linguistically USA Today 03 Nov 2023
Having a key LA Times Daily 30 Sep 2023
Melodic Newsday 17 Sep 2023
Like most music Universal 12 Sep 2023
Like the Mandarin and Thai languages LA Times Daily 04 Sep 2023
Like the Mandarin and Punjabi languages New York Times 12 Apr 2023
Pitched, as speech New York Times 09 Mar 2023
Of sound quality Newsday 22 Jan 2023
Of a musical pitch Newsday 05 Dec 2022
Having musical qualities The Guardian Speedy 27 Nov 2022
Melodic Newsday 13 Nov 2022
Like Mandarin Chinese Wall Street Journal 12 Nov 2022
Pitch-related New York Times 08 Oct 2022
Sound-related Thomas Joseph 29 Sep 2022
Like the Navajo language New York Times 23 Sep 2022
Having a key Wall Street Journal 22 Sep 2022
Not dissonant Thomas Joseph 25 Jun 2022
Not dissonant Thomas Joseph 15 Jun 2022
Like the Cantonese language USA Today 12 Jun 2022
Having a key Wall Street Journal 07 Apr 2022
Of pitch Universal 01 Apr 2022
Like the Lao language USA Today 04 Jan 2022
(Of music) relating to keys The Times Concise 23 Nov 2021
Like the Lao language Universal 22 Nov 2021
Of music, using conventional keys and harmony The Times Specialist Sunday 03 Oct 2021
Melodious LA Times Daily 26 Sep 2021
Melodious The Washington Post 26 Sep 2021
Using traditional harmony Wall Street Journal 14 Sep 2021
Melodic The Times Concise 29 Aug 2021
Like the Hmong language New York Times 01 Aug 2021
Like the Vietnamese language Universal 29 Jun 2021
Like music that uses conventional keys and harmony New York Times 23 May 2021
Like Mandarin Chinese Universal 21 May 2021
Like Romantic music The Washington Post 10 Apr 2021
Like Romantic music LA Times Daily 10 Apr 2021
Harmonic The Washington Post 08 Feb 2021
Harmonic LA Times Daily 08 Feb 2021
Sound-related Thomas Joseph 05 Feb 2021
Like Mandarin and Igbo, linguistically USA Today 22 Sep 2020
Like many Asian languages Wall Street Journal 21 Sep 2020
Relating to pitches LA Times Daily 14 Aug 2020
Relating to pitches The Washington Post 14 Aug 2020
Carrying a key? New York Times 12 Jul 2020
Opposite of dissonant The Washington Post Sunday 28 Jun 2020
Of chords and keys Newsday 22 May 2020
Having a key Wall Street Journal 25 Apr 2020
With a key The Times Concise 19 Apr 2020
Sound-related Eugene Sheffer 17 Mar 2020
Melodic Newsday 26 Feb 2020
Like the Vietnamese language
Like some music in Boston, alive
Pitch-related USA Today 28 Nov 2019
Having a conventional key and harmony Wall Street Journal 21 Oct 2019
Based on major and minor scales New York Times 13 Aug 2019
Like almost all music Jonesin 06 Aug 2019
Having a key, in music LA Times Daily 05 Aug 2019
Having a key, in music The Washington Post 05 Aug 2019
Like Cantonese Universal 31 Jul 2019
Having melody and harmony
Number alto rehashed using standard harmony
Pitch-related Premier Sunday 12 May 2019
Related to pitches New York Times 31 Mar 2019
Quality associated with harmony or color
Not dissonant Wall Street Journal 13 Feb 2019
Like Cantonese
Not dissonant
Having a key, in music
Having a conventional key and harmony
Relating to pitch
Based on major and minor scales
Related to pitches
Having variations in pitch Universal 15 Dec 2018
Like music with traditional harmony New York Times 12 Nov 2018
Concerning musical pitch
Having to do with sound quality
Like Mandarin New York Times 05 Sep 2018
With musical sounds Universal 24 Jul 2018
About musical pitch Universal 19 Jul 2018
Like the Vietnamese language New York Times 19 Jul 2018
Harmonic and melodic Newsday 25 May 2018
Unlike many Alban Berg compositions The Washington Post Sunday 18 Mar 2018
Put on alcove section with a key The Sun Two Speed 05 Mar 2018
Like Mandarin
With musical sounds
Having variations in pitch
About musical pitch
Like music with traditional harmony
In Princeton, a likely description of much traditional music
According to key The Sun Two Speed 18 Dec 2017
Having a key in Boston allowable The Sun Two Speed 18 Dec 2017
Of musical pitch Premier Sunday 03 Dec 2017
Starts the orchestral number, addressing lightness of sound quality
Like pop music, having harmony
Relating to musical pitch USA Today 15 Aug 2017
Relating to a musical key Universal 28 Jul 2017
Like music that uses keys The Times Concise 21 Jun 2017
Not dissonant Thomas Joseph 15 Jun 2017
In recession, US city not of sound character The Telegraph Toughie 07 Jun 2017
Out on a limb embracing this style of music The Times Cryptic 15 May 2017
Of pitch Newsday 27 Apr 2017
Like Mandarin Chinese, linguistically LA Times Daily 14 Apr 2017
Like Mandarin Chinese, linguistically The Washington Post 14 Apr 2017
__ center (C, for Ravel's ''Boléro'') Newsday 01 Apr 2017
Like much music New York Times 28 Feb 2017
Like many sub-Saharan languages New York Times 24 Feb 2017
Having a key, musically USA Today 14 Feb 2017
Relating to a musical key
Like Mandarin Chinese, linguistically
Like many sub-Saharan languages
Like much music
Relating to musical pitch
Having a key, musically
Stockhausen wasn't a heavyweight — a Lambert!
Not turning; a rookie says about variations in pitch
Pertaining to pitch Premier Sunday 16 Oct 2016
Key-based, in music The Washington Post 07 Sep 2016
Key-related USA Today 20 Jul 2016
Pitch-related New York Times 06 Jul 2016
Having a musical key USA Today 12 May 2016
Pitch-related Universal 27 Apr 2016
Having a musical key Universal 23 Mar 2016
Of musical sound Universal 13 Mar 2016
Having a key, in music USA Today 01 Mar 2016
Relating to musical notes USA Today 29 Jan 2016
Relating to musical notes
Key-related
Having a musical key
Like Romantic music
Pitch-related
Not dissonant, musically
Number tackled by alto vibrato according to key
Not dissonant, musically USA Today 06 Nov 2015
Like Mandarin or Cantonese New York Times 20 Sep 2015
Employing variations in pitch USA Today 14 Sep 2015
Written in conventional keys and harmony The Times Concise 21 May 2015
Melodic and harmonic Eugene Sheffer 11 May 2015
Of musical quality Universal 02 Apr 2015
Unlike much Schoenberg music New York Times 01 Mar 2015
Relating to certain sounds
Of musical quality
Melodious
Employing variations in pitch
Unlike much Schoenberg music
Like Mandarin or Cantonese
Melodic
Relating to conventional harmony
Mandarin is thus found in Washington? Almost
After tea, we hear cricket side are left with varying pitch
Describing pitch
Harmonic
Keyed
Relating to musical pitch
Melodic
Having a key, in music
Based in a particular key, musically
Melodious
Harmonic
Describing pitch
Of musical sounds
Key-related
In a musical key
Like pop music
Like the Navajo language
Like pop music
Having melody and harmony
Having melody and harmony
Like most music
Like Schubert's music
Like Schubert's music
Having a key center
Concerning musical pitch
Like most music
Unlike the opera "Wozzeck"
Like most Western music
Harmonic
Harmonic
Pitch-related
Having melodic harmony
Having melodic harmony
Pitch-related
Like Romantic music
Having melody and harmony
Of harmonic sounds
Relating to musical pitch
Having harmony
Relating to pitch
Harmonic and melodic
Of musical pitch
Relating to musical pitch
Having a key, musically
Harmonic and melodic
Like the Chinese language
Of timbre
Relating to pitch
Of pitch
Pitch descriptor
Varied in pitch
Having melody and harmony
Pitch-related
Employing pitch
Pitch-related
Related to sound quality
Pitched
Like Chinese, as a language
Of a musical key
Having a key
Keyed
Unlike modern music
In key
Like Mozart's music
Having a musical key
Melodic
Like Mozart's music
Of sound quality
Relating to pitch
With a key
Having to do with sound quality
Like Chopin's music
Like Chopin's music
Key-related
Keyed, as most music
Melodious
Written in a specific key, e.g.
Like Schubert's music, e.g.
Of pitch
Possessing sound quality
Having a musical key
Pitch-related
In a musical key
Employing pitch
Like some music
Having harmony
Of sound quality
Having a key
Referring to pitch
Pertaining to pitch
In a musical key
Of a pitch
Possessing melody and harmony
Pitch-related
Like Schubert's music, e.g.
Having a key
Of sound quality
Of chords
Like Schubert's music, e.g.
Of a color scheme
Of musical quality
Not dissonant
Written in a specified key
Of musical pitch
Melodic
Of harmonic sounds
Like most music
Scaly?
Melodious
In a key
In a musical key
Possessing sound quality
Like some 20th century music
Of sound
Melodious
Of a musical key
Of musical sounds
Musical
Musical
Like music
Unlike most modern music
Concerning color
Having sound
Having melodic harmony
Relating to pitch
Not dissonant, musically
Having a key, in music
Kind of fugue
Harmonic
Unlike most modern music
Like most music
Pitched
Harmonizing
Of pitch
Having a keynote
Of keys and chords
Of timbre
Of sounds of music
Of music having a key
Of sound
Of musical pitch
Pertaining to pitch
Like a fugue
Of muscular vigor
Kind of inflection
Of musical sound quality
Opposed to modal
Musically pleasant
Of notes
Like Schönberg's early work
Harmonious
Relating to pitch
Of muscular power
Of a musical key
Relating to keys and chords
Of sound quality
Kind of fugue
Pertaining to sound
Relating to sound
Of melody
Not dissonant
Adjective for a fugue
Having melody
Of sounds
Having sound
Having musical quality
Modulatory.
Characterizing sound.
Pertaining to music.
Pleasing to the ear
Musical
Of musical sounds
Of sound.
Pertaining to color or music.
Of musical keys
Musical term.
Chromatic.
Musical term
Of sound quality.
Having sound quality.
Of musical quality.
Relating to sound.
Pertaining to musical sound.
Pertaining to musical keys.
Of a sound.
Term in music.
Pertaining to muscular vigor.
Of musical sound.
Pertaining to sound: Music.
Of harmony.
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