tuneless

[toon-lis, tyoon-]

adjective

1. unmelodious; unmusical.

2. making or giving no music; silent.

   In the corner stood a tuneless old piano.

tuneless

/ ˈtjuːnlɪs /

adjective

1. having no melody or tune

2. poetic,  not producing or able to produce music; silent

Other Word Forms

• tunelessly adverb
• tunelessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuneless¹

First recorded in 1585–95; tune + -less

Example Sentences

Entertainment Weekly said "life with the Plastics pretty darn fantastic", but the Hollywood Reporter described the film as a "tuneless mess".

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But the very next minute he’s mumbling in Hebrew, humming that tuneless tune, and forgetting he’s got a friend who’s suffering.

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It’s a tuneless ditty that breaks down the oddball activities Bamford engages in to keep dark thoughts at bay.

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The fact that this hard-edged and nearly tuneless theme song went to No. 1.

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I’m finding Republicans’ “concern” about the Equality Act very tiresome, a tuneless diatribe they’ve been chanting for decades.

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