tuneful

adjective

tune·​ful ˈtün-fəl How to pronounce tuneful (audio)
ˈtyün-
: melodious, musical
a tuneful ballad
tunefully
ˈtün-fə-lē How to pronounce tuneful (audio)
ˈtyün-
adverb
tunefulness noun

Examples of tuneful in a Sentence

some especially tuneful songs have been written for this new animated film
Recent Examples on the Web It’s all given a tuneful sheen that suggests the work of a teeming pop-rock hive-mind at work. Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024 But tuneful moments and a few moves do not a musical make. Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024 The North Carolina native plays guitar and sings backup in the genre-bending band Wednesday, but his solo music—laid-back, witty, tuneful while noisy—seems designed to trigger déjà vu. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024 To be sure, Lost to the Street is plenty tuneful in a post-Roxy Music Bryan Ferry sort of way. Adam Sobsey, SPIN, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tuneful 

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Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tuneful was in 1591

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“Tuneful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuneful. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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tuneful

adjective
tune·​ful ˈt(y)ün-fəl How to pronounce tuneful (audio)
tunefully adverb

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