tuneless

adjective

tune·​less ˈtün-ləs How to pronounce tuneless (audio)
ˈtyün-
Synonyms of tunelessnext
1
: not tuneful
2
: not producing music
tunelessly adverb

Examples of tuneless in a Sentence

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Her aesthetics and tuneless vocals left audiences in awe and laughter. Raquel Willis, Time, 19 June 2025 For the rest of us, a real musical comedy is a cause for celebration; most are either too tuneless to be musicals or too dull to be comedies. Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Winfrey’s musical reworking of The Color Purple is essentially tuneless and unpleasant. Armond White, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024 That baggy, shambling gang of tuneless no-hopers swept along on the glassy-eyed tide of post-acid house euphoria? Jonathan Bernstein, SPIN, 7 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tuneless was in 1594

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“Tuneless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuneless. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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