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Meaning of "off-key" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFF-KEY

off-key  [ˌɒfˈkiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFF-KEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Off-Key is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OFF-KEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Off-key

Off-key is musical content that is not at the expected frequency or pitch period, either with respect to some absolute reference frequency, or in a ratiometric sense, or pitch intervals not well-defined in the ratio of small whole numbers. The term may also refer to a person or situation being out of step with what is considered normal or appropriate.

Definition of off-key in the English dictionary

The definition of off-key in the dictionary is out of tune.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFF-KEY


alfaki
ˌælfəˈkiː
alfaqui
ˌælfəˈkiː
chickee
tʃɪˈkiː
croquis
krɒˈkiː
Lung-chi
ˈlʊŋˈkiː
Lungki
ˈlʊŋˈkiː
maquis
mɑːˈkiː
marquee
mɑːˈkiː
miskey
ˌmɪsˈkiː
offkey
ˌɒfˈkiː
rakee
rɑːˈkiː
raki
rɑːˈkiː
rekey
riːˈkiː
Torquay
ˌtɔːˈkiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF-KEY

off-camera
off-campus
off-centre
off-chance
off-color
off-colour
off-duty
off-glide
off-grid
off-guard
off-licence
off-limits
off-load
off-message
off-off-Broadway
off-peak
off-piste
off-putting
off-ramp
off-reserve

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF-KEY

dickey
donkey
escape key
field hockey
hickey
high-key
hockey
hokey
hot key
ice hockey
jockey
low-key
mickey
monkey
on key
rickey
smokey
turkey
turnkey
whiskey

Synonyms and antonyms of off-key in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «off-key» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF-KEY

Find out the translation of off-key to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of off-key from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «off-key» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

关闭密钥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de tono
570 millions of speakers

English

off-key
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद कुंजी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خارج مفتاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фальшивый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desafinado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেতালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Off-key
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Off- Taste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

変則的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 키
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati-tombol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

off- key
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏனோ தானோவென்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑफ-की
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akortsuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stonato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

od- klucza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фальшивий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

off - cheie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

off - κλειδί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

off- sleutel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

off- tangent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

off -key
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off-key

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-KEY»

The term «off-key» is regularly used and occupies the 86.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-KEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «off-key» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «off-key» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about off-key

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF-KEY»

Discover the use of off-key in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off-key and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Off Key : When Film and Music Won't Work Together: When Film ...
Based on a fascinating and wide-ranging body of film-music mismatches, and using contemporary reviews and histories of the turn to post-industrialization, the book expands the ways in which the union of the film and music businesses can be ...
Department of Media and Communications Goldsmiths College Kay Dickinson Lecturer, University of London, 2008
2
Jazz Off-Key
When Jazz gets her big break---her own one-woman art show for Big Lake’s Spring Fling celebration---she’s ecstatic...until Kendra, her special needs sister, ruins her paintings by trying to make them happier and more colorful.
Dandi Daley Mackall, 2009
3
Coming from an Off-Key Time: A Novel
" In his apocalyptic novel Coming from an Off-Key Time, Bogdan Suceava˘ satirizes the events in his native Romania since the violent end of the Ceaus¸escu regime that fateful year.
Bogdan Suceava, 2011
4
Off Key: Harmonizing the Praise and Worship Debate
The older generation thinks they have been forgotten. The younger generation feels the need for a change. All Christians can find their voice in "Off Key: Harmonizing the Praise and Worship Debate."
Kenneth McGee, 2009
5
Music for the Off-Key: Twelve Macabre Short Stories
This collection meticulously and insightfully observes West London's black communities—from patterns of speech, fashions, and pleasures to the pressures of racism and exclusion they seek to escape.
Courttia Newland, 2006
6
Off Key:
Charlotte has supported Kyle's precarious musical career for three years.
Mark Robertson, 2014
7
Off Key
Fifth mystery featuring Detective Inspector Caroline Ashton.
Claire McNab, 1992
8
The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular ...
As for the criticism surrounding "Desafinado," Tom Jobim said, "Actually it's not an off- key song. It's crooked on purpose. It's tilted. It could be a very square song, except for the endings of the musical phrases that go down unexpectedly.
Chris McGowan, Ricardo Pessanha, 1998
9
Congressional Serial Set
18 TO JUNE 2 AND JULY 2 AND 3, 1898. Captain, U. S. Navy, and bearing the flag of Commodore Schley, at anchor off Key Went, Fla. , May 18th, 1898. Record of the miscellaneous events of the day. Commences and until 4 A. M. Clear and ...
‎1902
10
House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
Triumph reef, off Sand's cut; few feet; rocky. 6. Long reef, off Elliott's key; rocky; few feet. 7. Ajax reef, off Cassar's creek; few feet; rocky. 8. Pacific reef, off Ccesar's creek; few feet; rocky. 9. Long shoals; off Key Largo, north piint; few feet; sandy.
United States. Congress. House

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF-KEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term off-key is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inside Out ***** You're Ugly Too *** The Legend of Barney …
... to the overall mood with their performances, their emotional hesitancy and clumsy, off-key banter highlighting the fragility of their relationship. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Roseanne Barr's anthem still anathema
It wasn't just the off-key screeching or the fingers in her ears as boos rang out from the crowd of 27,285. To top it off, Barr made an obscene ... «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
3
My Hands Are Full
... who had favorite songs at a very early age and who spin with me in circles and who do not care that the tune we sing along to is sung off-key. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Culture shock for Leafs dressing room
And when it comes to bad music, the off-key performance of the 2014-15 Leafs was the type of painful noise that would leave dogs howling in ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
5
Students create a show to entertain and help their peers
“When I know my lines and something happens 'off-key,' I just have to come up with something in my head really quick,” he said. Along with the ... «Highlands Today, Jul 15»
6
26 years later, Tualatin Valley Community Band Director Steve …
After locating and correcting a few off-key notes, Heuser leads the band in a song, then stops them a moment later. “You're working awful hard,” ... «Portland Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Jimmy Fallon and Chevy Chase Overcome Injuries for Piano Duet …
Questlove joined in with a simple drum beat, and soon the production devolved into Fallon's off-key runs and Chase's tuneless banging on the ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Stage is set for French youth choir
Seated on a chair facing the stage, she would point a finger to her ear when the choir was singing off-key to the canned accompaniment, and ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
9
Postcards From Jeff - Modern Language
Sadly, Joss Worthington's voice doesn't have a tremendous range to it and here it is highlighted warts, off-key and all weak with it – words trail ... «musicOMH.com, Jul 15»
10
Watch Key and Peele Perform As the Most Off-Key Wedding Band …
In the sketch above—a collaboration with the comedy team JASH—the off-key duo gets hired to flip lyrics to songs like Rihanna's “We Found Love” (“They found ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»

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