Definition of tuneless in English:

tuneless

adjective ˈtjuːnləsˈt(j)unləs

Not pleasing to listen to; unmelodious.
tuneless whistling
Example sentencesExamples
- He sat as silently and as still as he could, his eyes shut, thinking private thoughts and listening to Max's tuneless, wandering hum.
- It does feature some the most tuneless whistling we've heard committed to record in a long time.
- For seven minutes the quartet play a tuneless dirge that occasionally changes and is entwined with a slowly oscillating synthesizer.
- British English, however it may have sounded in Shakespeare's day, has acquired a poetry-enhancing speech melody that tuneless, flat American cannot match.
- Will we have to listen to her tuneless chanting for eternity?
- He was a vast hulk of a man, who hummed a tuneless melody to himself as he lumbered down the corridors.
- Most people fled the pub after the first verse of my tuneless homage to the maestro of Drury Lane musicals,
- The sound was awful, each song was a tuneless, discordant dirge.
- They should spend a little less time smoking wacky baccy and listening to that tuneless rubbish called dance music, and rather more time being seen and not heard.
- As I hung up he'd started to whistle, that wobbly tuneless whistle that's unmistakeably elderly.
- A new piano is just a tuneless lump of strings and wood - a classy piece of furniture, or a rather cumbersome ornament.
- James took a pull of the coke can in his hand, and whistled a few tuneless bars of the national anthem.
- Outside, the first sea birds screeched and offered their own tuneless, harsh version of a dawn chorus.
- Derek was trying to persuade the manager to play some of his music - tuneless, grating, and likely to cause stomach ulcers.
- Oh, the joy of hearing a top-class brass section and not the ugly tuneless gabbling which passes for popular music today.
- In a good mood once again, he hummed a tuneless melody and headed back for his room.
- He did not even appear to be listening; his eyes were on the floor of the cave, his hands in his pockets, and his lips were pursed in a tuneless whistle.
- We listened to several tuneless renditions of Little Donkey then breathed collective sighs of relief as we heard them shuffle on to the next house.
- Every song sounds like a somewhat tuneless reprise, albeit not of itself; one is entitled ‘Nothing Will Ever Be the Same,’ although disproof lies close at hand.
- I usually don't listen to tuneless sound collages, but at the end of this album, I was willing to give anything a try.
Synonyms
discordant, unmelodious, unmelodic, unmusical, dissonant, harsh, cacophonous
rare horrisonant

Derivatives

tunelessly

adverbˈtjuːnləsliˈt(j)unləsli

To complement the martial mood, a drum beats tunelessly and remorselessly at the other end of the rink while an electronic clock counts down the seconds to face-off.
Example sentencesExamples
- After ten years of listening to your neighbour strumming tunelessly on the Spanish guitar he bought while on holiday in Benidorm, you're ready for a move.
- Tacky music played tunelessly for a few minutes.
- The short man sang tunelessly, dancing around his tiny kitchen, two mugs of burning hot tea in his hands.
- She sang to herself tunelessly and paid them no heed.

tunelessness

nounˈtjuːnləsnəsˈt(j)unləsnəs

The 1970s detail is quite particular: a chopper bike, space hopper and the piercing tunelessness of the daughter's descant recorder are all thrown into the rowing family's maelstrom.
Example sentencesExamples
- His tunelessness has made him the hero of a whole new generation.
- It was a drunken cacophony of merriment and tunelessness.
- To get away with the kind of tunelessness found on this album, you have to be a lunatic, a crackpot, or a genius.

Definition of tuneless in US English:

tuneless

adjectiveˈt(y)o͞onləsˈt(j)unləs

Not pleasing to listen to; not melodious.
tuneless whistling
Example sentencesExamples
- Every song sounds like a somewhat tuneless reprise, albeit not of itself; one is entitled ‘Nothing Will Ever Be the Same,’ although disproof lies close at hand.
- As I hung up he'd started to whistle, that wobbly tuneless whistle that's unmistakeably elderly.
- Oh, the joy of hearing a top-class brass section and not the ugly tuneless gabbling which passes for popular music today.
- He did not even appear to be listening; his eyes were on the floor of the cave, his hands in his pockets, and his lips were pursed in a tuneless whistle.
- The sound was awful, each song was a tuneless, discordant dirge.
- British English, however it may have sounded in Shakespeare's day, has acquired a poetry-enhancing speech melody that tuneless, flat American cannot match.
- Will we have to listen to her tuneless chanting for eternity?
- He sat as silently and as still as he could, his eyes shut, thinking private thoughts and listening to Max's tuneless, wandering hum.
- In a good mood once again, he hummed a tuneless melody and headed back for his room.
- Derek was trying to persuade the manager to play some of his music - tuneless, grating, and likely to cause stomach ulcers.
- He was a vast hulk of a man, who hummed a tuneless melody to himself as he lumbered down the corridors.
- Most people fled the pub after the first verse of my tuneless homage to the maestro of Drury Lane musicals,
- Outside, the first sea birds screeched and offered their own tuneless, harsh version of a dawn chorus.
- I usually don't listen to tuneless sound collages, but at the end of this album, I was willing to give anything a try.
- They should spend a little less time smoking wacky baccy and listening to that tuneless rubbish called dance music, and rather more time being seen and not heard.
- A new piano is just a tuneless lump of strings and wood - a classy piece of furniture, or a rather cumbersome ornament.
- It does feature some the most tuneless whistling we've heard committed to record in a long time.
- We listened to several tuneless renditions of Little Donkey then breathed collective sighs of relief as we heard them shuffle on to the next house.
- James took a pull of the coke can in his hand, and whistled a few tuneless bars of the national anthem.
- For seven minutes the quartet play a tuneless dirge that occasionally changes and is entwined with a slowly oscillating synthesizer.
Synonyms
discordant, unmelodious, unmelodic, unmusical, dissonant, harsh, cacophonous

单词	tuneless
释义	Definition of tuneless in English: tuneless adjective ˈtjuːnləsˈt(j)unləs Not pleasing to listen to; unmelodious. tuneless whistling Example sentencesExamples He sat as silently and as still as he could, his eyes shut, thinking private thoughts and listening to Max's tuneless, wandering hum. It does feature some the most tuneless whistling we've heard committed to record in a long time. For seven minutes the quartet play a tuneless dirge that occasionally changes and is entwined with a slowly oscillating synthesizer. British English, however it may have sounded in Shakespeare's day, has acquired a poetry-enhancing speech melody that tuneless, flat American cannot match. Will we have to listen to her tuneless chanting for eternity? He was a vast hulk of a man, who hummed a tuneless melody to himself as he lumbered down the corridors. Most people fled the pub after the first verse of my tuneless homage to the maestro of Drury Lane musicals, The sound was awful, each song was a tuneless, discordant dirge. They should spend a little less time smoking wacky baccy and listening to that tuneless rubbish called dance music, and rather more time being seen and not heard. As I hung up he'd started to whistle, that wobbly tuneless whistle that's unmistakeably elderly. A new piano is just a tuneless lump of strings and wood - a classy piece of furniture, or a rather cumbersome ornament. James took a pull of the coke can in his hand, and whistled a few tuneless bars of the national anthem. Outside, the first sea birds screeched and offered their own tuneless, harsh version of a dawn chorus. Derek was trying to persuade the manager to play some of his music - tuneless, grating, and likely to cause stomach ulcers. Oh, the joy of hearing a top-class brass section and not the ugly tuneless gabbling which passes for popular music today. In a good mood once again, he hummed a tuneless melody and headed back for his room. He did not even appear to be listening; his eyes were on the floor of the cave, his hands in his pockets, and his lips were pursed in a tuneless whistle. We listened to several tuneless renditions of Little Donkey then breathed collective sighs of relief as we heard them shuffle on to the next house. Every song sounds like a somewhat tuneless reprise, albeit not of itself; one is entitled ‘Nothing Will Ever Be the Same,’ although disproof lies close at hand. I usually don't listen to tuneless sound collages, but at the end of this album, I was willing to give anything a try. Synonyms discordant, unmelodious, unmelodic, unmusical, dissonant, harsh, cacophonous rare horrisonant Derivatives tunelessly adverbˈtjuːnləsliˈt(j)unləsli To complement the martial mood, a drum beats tunelessly and remorselessly at the other end of the rink while an electronic clock counts down the seconds to face-off. Example sentencesExamples After ten years of listening to your neighbour strumming tunelessly on the Spanish guitar he bought while on holiday in Benidorm, you're ready for a move. Tacky music played tunelessly for a few minutes. The short man sang tunelessly, dancing around his tiny kitchen, two mugs of burning hot tea in his hands. She sang to herself tunelessly and paid them no heed. tunelessness nounˈtjuːnləsnəsˈt(j)unləsnəs The 1970s detail is quite particular: a chopper bike, space hopper and the piercing tunelessness of the daughter's descant recorder are all thrown into the rowing family's maelstrom. Example sentencesExamples His tunelessness has made him the hero of a whole new generation. It was a drunken cacophony of merriment and tunelessness. To get away with the kind of tunelessness found on this album, you have to be a lunatic, a crackpot, or a genius. Definition of tuneless in US English: tuneless adjectiveˈt(y)o͞onləsˈt(j)unləs Not pleasing to listen to; not melodious. tuneless whistling Example sentencesExamples Every song sounds like a somewhat tuneless reprise, albeit not of itself; one is entitled ‘Nothing Will Ever Be the Same,’ although disproof lies close at hand. As I hung up he'd started to whistle, that wobbly tuneless whistle that's unmistakeably elderly. Oh, the joy of hearing a top-class brass section and not the ugly tuneless gabbling which passes for popular music today. He did not even appear to be listening; his eyes were on the floor of the cave, his hands in his pockets, and his lips were pursed in a tuneless whistle. The sound was awful, each song was a tuneless, discordant dirge. British English, however it may have sounded in Shakespeare's day, has acquired a poetry-enhancing speech melody that tuneless, flat American cannot match. Will we have to listen to her tuneless chanting for eternity? He sat as silently and as still as he could, his eyes shut, thinking private thoughts and listening to Max's tuneless, wandering hum. In a good mood once again, he hummed a tuneless melody and headed back for his room. Derek was trying to persuade the manager to play some of his music - tuneless, grating, and likely to cause stomach ulcers. He was a vast hulk of a man, who hummed a tuneless melody to himself as he lumbered down the corridors. Most people fled the pub after the first verse of my tuneless homage to the maestro of Drury Lane musicals, Outside, the first sea birds screeched and offered their own tuneless, harsh version of a dawn chorus. I usually don't listen to tuneless sound collages, but at the end of this album, I was willing to give anything a try. They should spend a little less time smoking wacky baccy and listening to that tuneless rubbish called dance music, and rather more time being seen and not heard. A new piano is just a tuneless lump of strings and wood - a classy piece of furniture, or a rather cumbersome ornament. It does feature some the most tuneless whistling we've heard committed to record in a long time. We listened to several tuneless renditions of Little Donkey then breathed collective sighs of relief as we heard them shuffle on to the next house. James took a pull of the coke can in his hand, and whistled a few tuneless bars of the national anthem. For seven minutes the quartet play a tuneless dirge that occasionally changes and is entwined with a slowly oscillating synthesizer. Synonyms discordant, unmelodious, unmelodic, unmusical, dissonant, harsh, cacophonous
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