untuneful
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtjunfəl/
:
desentonado
- Her attempt at the piano was awkward and distinctly untuneful.
Examples
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The choir's untuneful singing disappointed the audience.
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He found the clattering of the old machine harsh and untuneful.
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That was an untuneful attempt!
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The sound was untuneful.
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The band's performance was filled with untuneful notes that left the audience puzzled.
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Despite their enthusiasm, the group produced an untuneful melody that was difficult to listen to.
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The child's rendition of the song was sweet in intention but undeniably untuneful.
Synonyms
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4.4
Not lively and often weak in taste or sound
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7.3
A combination of musical notes that sounds harsh and unsettled
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5.3
A sound that does not have a pleasant tune when sung
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6.0
Having a harsh sound that is not pleasant to hear
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4.8
Unpleasant to the senses, like a bitter taste or bright light
A voice or music that is not pleasant to hear
Not having a pleasant, musical sound
Not pleasing together in sound, color or feeling
A sound that does not fit with other tones and seems rough
Making a harsh, clashing sound
A note that does not fit the other notes and sounds different
Not tuned to the correct musical pitch
Antonyms
How Musical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Untuneful is made of un- meaning 'not', tune meaning 'a pleasant song', and -ful meaning 'full of'. So untuneful means 'not full of tune' — in other words, a sound that is harsh or 'out of tune'.