How often have I led thy sportive choir,
With tuneless pipe, beside the murmuring Loire!
--Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]
2. Not employed in making music; as, tuneless harps.
[1913 Webster]
3. Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung. [R.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 — 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] * * * … Universalium
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
