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tuneless

[toon-lis, tyoon-]
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adjective

unmelodious; unmusical.
making or giving no music; silent: In the corner stood a tuneless old piano.

Origin of tuneless

First recorded in 1585–95; tune + -less
Related formstune·less·ly, adverb
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Related Words for tuneless

hoarse, discordant, raspy, cracked, raucous, jarring, hard, grim, severe, rigid, sharp, bitter, strident, bleak, coarse, acrid, astringent, cacophonous, clashing, craggy

Examples from the Web for tuneless

Historical Examples of tuneless

  • There was genuine feeling in her voice, usually loud, harsh, and tuneless.

    The Dop Doctor

    Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

  • Dyck's voice was tuneless, his manner rigid, his eyes burning.

    No Defense, Complete

    Gilbert Parker

  • Some one was piping on a reed flageolet—an eerie, tuneless wailing.

    Caravans By Night

    Harry Hervey

  • I always sing at my work, and what's more, my song is not tuneless.

    Canadian Fairy Tales

    Cyrus Macmillan

  • "There is the other alternative," said Guido, with a tuneless little laugh.

    Cecilia

    F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for tuneless

tuneless

adjective

having no melody or tune
mainly poetic not producing or able to produce music; silent
Derived Formstunelessly, adverbtunelessness, noun
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