abrasive tone



abrasive tone

A sound that is grating, dissonant, or generally unpleasant to hear. I find that a lot of music has such an abrasive tone these days that I can't even bear to listen to it.
See also: tone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OsborneAHZ-bornEnglish
Bianka-German, Hungarian, Polish
Aod-Biblical Greek
ElinorEL-ə-nawrEnglish
TheaTE-ah (German), THEE-ə (English)German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English
GerlachKHER-lahkh (Dutch)Dutch, Ancient Germanic