tuneless

adjective

tune·​less ˈtün-ləs 

ˈtyün-

1

: not tuneful

2

: not producing music

tunelessly adverb

Examples of tuneless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Rhymes for tuneless

• moonless