TUNELESS

tuneless, untuneful, unmelodious

(adjective) not having a musical sound or pleasing tune

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tuneless (comparative more tuneless, superlative most tuneless)

Having no pleasing tune; not tuneful.

Silent or mute.

Anagrams

• unsteels

Source: Wiktionary


Tune"less, a.

1. Without tune; inharmonious; unmusical. " Thy tuneless serenade." Cowley. How often have I led thy sportive choir, With tuneless pipe, beside the murmuring Loire! Goldsmith.

2. Not employed in making music; as, tuneless harps.

3. Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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