tuneless
Americanadjective
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unmelodious; unmusical.
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making or giving no music; silent.
In the corner stood a tuneless old piano.
adjective
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having no melody or tune
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poetic not producing or able to produce music; silent
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She sang more heartily in songs from “Bass Persuades,” which would’ve been better news if that tuneless mishmash of bleary synths and dated club beats weren’t one of the year’s least likable pop records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Entertainment Weekly said "life with the Plastics pretty darn fantastic", but the Hollywood Reporter described the film as a "tuneless mess".
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024
The detective, meanwhile, was microwaving a cup of lukewarm coffee in the break room, whistling something tuneless, and reading a text from his wife:
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022
You might remember Spears from her songs, belted out in tuneless unison by a gaggle of sixth-grade girls at a sleepover, perhaps, or viewed over and over on MTV.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2021
Without the filtered light of the sun it was almost dark, and the sound of the rain hitting the pine branches high above their heads filled the grove with a weird, tuneless music.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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