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tuneful

tuneful

1 3.2
A sound like a nice song that is pleasant to hear
  • adjective
  • /ˈtunfəl/
translation icon : melódico
  • The children's choir sang a tuneful melody that brought joy to everyone in the audience.
  • tuneful songs
  • tuneful melody
  • tuneful rock

It has to be tuneful though, not just extreme screaming throughout the whole song.

Examples

  • It has to be tuneful though, not just extreme screaming throughout the whole song.

  • Grace joins in, and they finish in tuneful harmonic thirds.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Band of Horses' tuneful rock is coming to the Michigan Theater.

    Blog text (30)
  • Birds are tuneful, pretty, smarter, and as affectionate as any other pet.

    Blog text (9)
  • These ten small volumes of progressive sight-singing exercises feature tuneful melodies from around the world.

    Academic text (1998)
  • On warm evenings, with these windows open, conversation was pleasant there, tuneful, for the wind rustled the interior like a fan breeze made by ancient ladies.

    Blog text (7)
  • As good as Giants Chair was, it was Hobart's latter endeavor, influenced by this seemingly innocent purchase, which delivered his more tuneful work.

    Blog text (18)
  • She sounds like the kind of lady who takes karaoke very, very seriously and decided to write an album full of the type of tuneful, wistful 70s soft pop, classic rock, and country that she loves to sing.

    Blog text (23)
  • Grohl nods to his hardcore punk past and saves the girl from 19th-century killers in one of the Foos' most tuneful songs.

    Blog text (32)
  • As she played the piano, the tuneful notes filled the room and created a warm atmosphere.

Synonyms

musical
vstuneful
63 1.7

Having a pleasing sound like a song

is more narrowly about having a pleasant tune rather than music overall
sweet
vstuneful
58 1.1

Pleasing to the ear, like a soft melody

is about pleasant melody specifically rather than general pleasantness
melodic
vstuneful
18 3.9

It has a pleasant tune that is easy to sing

is broader, focusing on pleasant melody rather than musical detail
melodious
vstuneful
7 4.0

Has a pleasant, musical sound

is the general idea of pleasant melody without extra emphasis
mellifluous
vstuneful
  • Formal
4 8.5

A smooth, sweet sound that is pleasant to hear

is about pleasant melody rather than smooth or flowing tone
euphonious
vstuneful
1 8.3

A pleasant, smooth sound like music or speech that is nice to listen to

means pleasant melody but without highlighting harmony specifically
songy
vstuneful
1 6.8

Having a clear tune and pleasant musical rhythm

focuses on pleasant melody generally, not specifically song traits
dulcet
vstuneful
1 8.9

A sweet, pleasant sound that soothes

is centered on pleasant melody rather than calming or soothing effect
songful
vstuneful
  • Literature
6.1

A sound that is clear and pleasant like someone singing

expresses pleasant melody but not specifically song form or structure
mellisonant
vstuneful
  • Formal
9.9

A pleasant, sweet sound that is nice to hear

refers to pleasant melody without stressing sweetness of tone
euphonous
vstuneful
8.9

Sounds pleasant and smooth to hear

focuses on having a tune rather than on harmonic agreeableness

Antonyms

9 7.4

Not fitting together and often clashing in sound or opinion

2 8.4

Making a loud, harsh noise that is unpleasant to hear

1 5.3

A sound that does not have a pleasant tune when sung

How Tuneful

lyrical
31 4.9
melodious
7 4.0
tuneful
1 3.2
tuneless
1 5.3

Surface Forms

tuneful positive
tunefuller comparative
tunefullest superlative

Morphology

tuneful = tune (transparent) = tune + ful

Regular adjective formation by adding '-ful' to 'tune', meaning 'full of melody', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Tuneful comes from the simple word tune, meaning 'melody', and the ending -ful, meaning 'full of'. So a tuneful voice or instrument is 'full of melody' and sounds pleasant.