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
Other Word Forms
- tunelessly adverb
- tunelessness noun
Etymology
Origin of tuneless
Example Sentences
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Entertainment Weekly said "life with the Plastics pretty darn fantastic", but the Hollywood Reporter described the film as a "tuneless mess".
From BBC
But the very next minute he’s mumbling in Hebrew, humming that tuneless tune, and forgetting he’s got a friend who’s suffering.
From Literature
It’s a tuneless ditty that breaks down the oddball activities Bamford engages in to keep dark thoughts at bay.
From Los Angeles Times
The fact that this hard-edged and nearly tuneless theme song went to No. 1.
From Los Angeles Times
I’m finding Republicans’ “concern” about the Equality Act very tiresome, a tuneless diatribe they’ve been chanting for decades.
From Washington Post
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