tuneful

[ toon-fuhl, tyoon- ]
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adjective
  1. full of melody; melodious: tuneful compositions.

  2. producing musical sounds or melody.

Origin of tuneful

1
First recorded in 1585–95; tune + -ful

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Opposites for tuneful

Other words from tuneful

  • tune·ful·ly, adverb
  • tune·ful·ness, noun
  • un·tune·ful, adjective
  • un·tune·ful·ly, adverb

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How to use tuneful in a sentence

  • Much nestbuilding, tuneful courtship, and masculine blustering was going on, and there was little police duty for Bobby.

    Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for tuneful

tuneful

/ (ˈtjuːnfʊl) /


adjective
  1. having a pleasant or catchy tune; melodious

  2. producing a melody or music: a tuneful blackbird

Derived forms of tuneful

  • tunefully, adverb
  • tunefulness, noun

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