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—tunelessly, adv./toohn"lis, tyoohn"-/, adj.1. unmelodious; unmusical.2. making or giving no music; silent: In the corner stood a tuneless old piano.[1585-95; TUNE + -LESS]
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Tuneless — Tune less, a. 1. Without tune; inharmonious; unmusical. Thy tuneless serenade. Cowley. [1913 Webster] How often have I led thy sportive choir, With tuneless pipe, beside the murmuring Loire! Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. Not employed in making… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tuneless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not having a pleasing tune; unmelodious. DERIVATIVES tunelessly adverb tunelessness noun … English terms dictionary
tuneless — [to͞onlis, tyo͞onlis] adj. 1. not musical or melodious 2. not producing music; silent tunelessly adv. tunelessness n … English World dictionary
tuneless — [[t]tju͟ːnləs, AM tu͟ːn [/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Tuneless music and voices do not sound pleasant. Someone walked by, singing a tuneless song. Derived words: tunelessly ADV GRADED ADV after v My dad whistled tunelessly through his teeth … English dictionary
tuneless — tune|less [ˈtju:nləs US ˈtu:n ] adj not having a pleasant tune ▪ tuneless humming >tunelessly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
tuneless — tune|less [ tunləs ] adjective not pleasant to listen to: tuneless notes from a violin ╾ tune|less|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tuneless — adjective not having a pleasant tune: tuneless humming tunelessly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tuneless — /ˈtjunləs/ (say tyoohnluhs) adjective 1. unmelodious; unmusical. 2. making or giving no music; silent: in the corner stood a tuneless old piano. –tunelessly, adverb …
tuneless — adjective Date: 1594 1. not tuneful 2. not producing music • tunelessly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
tuneless — adjective a) having no pleasing tune; not tuneful b) silent or mute … Wiktionary
