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Antonyms for tuneless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : toon-lis, tyoon-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtun lɪs, ˈtyun-



Definition of tuneless

  • As in scratchy : adj harsh
  • As in squawky : adj harsh
  • As in dissonant : adj unharmonious
  • As in harsh : adj rough, crude (to the senses)
Example sentences :
  • There was genuine feeling in her voice, usually loud, harsh, and tuneless.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Dyck's voice was tuneless, his manner rigid, his eyes burning.
  • Extract from : « No Defense, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • Some one was piping on a reed flageolet—an eerie, tuneless wailing.
  • Extract from : « Caravans By Night » by Harry Hervey
  • I always sing at my work, and what's more, my song is not tuneless.
  • Extract from : « Canadian Fairy Tales » by Cyrus Macmillan
  • "There is the other alternative," said Guido, with a tuneless little laugh.
  • Extract from : « Cecilia » by F. Marion Crawford
  • It was a dismal service, with its dreary sermon and its tuneless hymns.
  • Extract from : « John Wesley, Jr. » by Dan B. Brummitt
  • Abe's hat was tilted over his eyes and he whistled a tuneless air.
  • Extract from : « Potash & Perlmutter » by Montague Glass
  • He put his hands in his pockets, staring out and emitting a tuneless whistle.
  • Extract from : « Married Life » by May Edginton
  • If tuneless and bad, the public will not fail to condemn him.
  • Extract from : « Life in the Clearings versus the Bush » by Susanna Moodie
  • But the aged Chetonquin muttered to herself in a tuneless quaver, and shook her head doubtingly.
  • Extract from : « The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories » by Various

Synonyms for tuneless

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