tuneful
pronunciation
How to pronounce tuneful in British English:
UK [ˈtju:nfl]
How to pronounce tuneful in American English:
US [ˈtunfl]
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- Adjective:
- having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune
Word Origin
- tuneful (adj.)
- 1590s, from tune (n.) + -ful. Related: Tunefully.
Example
- 1. With each successive generation , the survivors became more and more recognisably rhythmic and tuneful , demonstrating the evolution of music driven purely by the most widely shared preferences of the masses .
- 2. Her voice floated upward with the sweet summer air , very tuneful , charged with a sort of happy melancholy .
- 3. Solemnly , the troll began to chant in a high-pitched voice-strangely tuneful , like wind in a high place .