tuneful

adjective

ˈtün-fəl How to pronounce tuneful (audio)
Definition of tunefulnext
as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes some especially tuneful songs have been written for this new animated film

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Recent Examples of tuneful Parker and his team wanted a sense of heart conveyed through the playful, tuneful, unpolished score. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026 One is a free or low-cost learning series about the composer-librettist pair, whose witty, tuneful works lampooned social climbers, the legal profession, the military, the class system and more. — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026 So go ahead and make your own playlist from these choices on Spotify or another streaming service and enjoy a tuneful Christmas day. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025 Ryan Davis, a singer and songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky, makes tuneful, funny music that’s vaguely rooted in country and indie-rock, but also leaves room for hard left turns, including unforeseeable breakbeats. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tuneful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuneful
  1. symphonic
  2. musical
  3. melodic
  4. melodious
Adjective
  • All of it comes together in their new album in a rich symphonic display that creates tension, emotion, introspection, and revelry and that tells a deep narrative through sound, one that even the addition of lyrics couldn’t improve on.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 July 2026
  • The German and Austrian symphonic and operatic music of the 1930s happens to be the root of the Hollywood soundtrack, created by composers such as Erich Korngold, who fled the Nazis.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of symphonic
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  • The latter line, in its phrasing and melody and even the musical tone of its words, is an almost perfect mimic of Santa Claus asking Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to guide his sleigh.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
  • Aside from his unbilled appearances on most of the songs on Jay Electronica’s 2020 album A Written Testimony, Jay-Z’s musical output has been sporadic and rare in recent years.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 July 2026
Definition of musical
Adjective
  • The double bass became both the heartbeat and the guide of jazz, supporting the ensemble while adding its own rhythmic and melodic voice.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
  • Supported by piano, bass and drums, the quartet blended jazz, soul and groove-driven improvisation, with Tillotson’s rich voice and melodic flute lines creating a distinctive sound.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of melodic
Adjective
  • The cows are pampered with melodious poetry describing their beauty and calling them by their names.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • Light energy harnessed in the real world was now playing through the radio of his car in the dream world in the form of melodious static that lulled him either to sleep soundly or to be sound asleep.
    — Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Definition of melodious

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