Tuneless

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having no pleasing tune; not tuneful.

    "They insist they aren't a hardcore band, but their hectic pace and tuneless vocals are certainly in the hardcore vein."

  2. 2
    Silent or mute.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not having a musical sound or pleasing tune wordnet

Synonyms

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absonantatonalcacophonouscrackeddiaphonicdisconsonant

Example

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"A jingle of tinkling bells mingled with the squeak of a viola; the guffaws of a rompish company blended with the tuneless chanting of discordant minstrels, and the gray parrot in its golden cage, suspended from one of the oaken beams of the ceiling, shook its feathers for the twentieth time and screamed vindictively at the roguish band."

Etymology

From tune + -less.

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