atonal UK /eɪˈtəʊnəl/US /eɪˈtoʊnəl/ adjective2 •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 — 2019 •Not tonal, lacking tones. formsmore atonal · most atonal