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Meaning of "untunefulness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTUNEFULNESS

untunefulness  [ʌnˈtjuːnfʊlnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTUNEFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Untunefulness is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNTUNEFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of untunefulness in the English dictionary

The definition of untunefulness in the dictionary is tunelessness, the quality or condition of being untuneful or unmelodious.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTUNEFULNESS


banefulness
ˈbeɪnfʊlnəs
beautifulness
ˈbjuːtɪfʊlnəs
disdainfulness
dɪsˈdeɪnfʊlnəs
gainfulness
ˈɡeɪnfʊlnəs
harmfulness
ˈhɑːmfʊlnəs
hatefulness
ˈheɪtfʊlnəs
healthfulness
ˈhɛlθfʊlnəs
manfulness
ˈmænfʊlnəs
meaningfulness
ˈmiːnɪŋfʊlnəs
needfulness
ˈniːdfʊlnəs
powerfulness
ˈpaʊəfʊlnəs
restfulness
ˈrɛstfʊlnəs
soulfulness
ˈsəʊlfʊlnəs
successfulness
səkˈsɛsfʊlnəs
ungratefulness
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊlnəs
unlawfulness
ʌnˈlɔːfʊlnəs
willfulness
ˈwɪlfʊlnəs
wishfulness
ˈwɪʃfʊlnəs
wonderfulness
ˈwʌndəfʊlnəs
wrongfulness
ˈrɒŋfʊlnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTUNEFULNESS

untuck
untuckered
untufted
untumbled
untumultuous
untunable
untunableness
untunably
untune
untuneable
untuneful
untunefully
unturbid
unturf
unturn
unturnable
unturned
untutored
untwilled
untwine

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTUNEFULNESS

business
carefulness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
forgetfulness
fruitfulness
fullness
gracefulness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
thoughtfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wastefulness
wellness

Synonyms and antonyms of untunefulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «untunefulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTUNEFULNESS

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Translator English - Chinese

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Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
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Untunefulness
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Untunefulness
85 millions of speakers
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80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

untunefulness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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65 millions of speakers

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50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

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40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

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10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

untunefulness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of untunefulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTUNEFULNESS»

The term «untunefulness» is used very little and occupies the 178.941 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTUNEFULNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about untunefulness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTUNEFULNESS»

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Proceedings of the Musical Association
But still we can conveniently gauge the untunefulness of other intervals by -taking this speed of half a beat per second as a guide. Measuring thus, we find the fourth on this F (F up to B flat) is about 50 per cent. more untuneful than the fifth ...
‎1966
2
Teaching choral music
He would never exclude a student because of untunefulness, and, believe it or not, he never had uncertain singers. Individual attention was the secret to success. It takes time and a good bit of extra effort on your part as a teacher, but the ...
Don L. Collins, 1999
3
The Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend
For utter and irredeemable untunefulness, I remember nothing to equal a cry which, I am afraid, no possible notation could enable me to give even an approximately good notion of ; yet it must be familiar to those who have paid any attention to ...
‎1890
4
The Monthly Musical Record
The members of the Richter choir distinguished themselves by a delightful untunefulness which had an element of grim humour in it. Grimness there was also, but, alas ! no humour, in the " rhapsody " of Brahms, for solo alto voice, chorus, and ...
‎1885
5
The Theatre
What can have come to the Italian national ear, which used to be so sensitive to untunefulness, and so intolerant of any departure from “the middle of the note ”? In Germany, for many years past, pn'me-do/me have not been expected to sing ...
Clement Scott, Bernard Edward Joseph Capes, Charles Eglington, 1888
6
The Churchman
... named the Congregational Music Association gathered the opinions of 3,000 clergy and laity on the subject of singing in the churches, and seven-eighths of the number were of the opinion that elaborateness and diflicuity and untunefulness ...
‎1907
7
The Drawing room. Mar
... to reconcile the discordant opinions regarding the untunefulness of English words set to music, it will be necessary here to touch upon two operatic productions of a new and rival house, as opposed to the success of " Camilla " at Drury Lane ...
8
Report of the Proceedings
(2) The elaborateness and difficulty, and (often) untunefulness of the music rendered. (3) The force of example — no one sings. (4) Laziness and indifference . Time will not permit me to enquire minutely into the force of each of these reasons, ...
Church congress, 1891
9
Wordsworth-Tennyson
Was he himself weary of untunefulness 1 May it not have been that the music always underlay the philosophy, that the philosophy was always ready, in favouring circumstances, to break into song — that life's ' scowl of cloud ' hides behind ...
William Stebbing, 1907
10
Chapters of opera: being historical and critical ...
The performance suffered shipwreck, however, in the famous first finale, because of the untunefulness of the orchestra, and the incapacity of the enlisted stage bands. In " Mefistofele," on December 5th, Nilsson appeared as Marguerite and ...
Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1911

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTUNEFULNESS»

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2013 Scottish Championships - As it happened
Some untunefulness follows but the cornet cadenza is bravely executed, followed by an excellent horn. The band seems to regain confidence and it goes well to ... «4barsrest.com, Aug 13»
2
The Music of Gilbert Vinter
There are mistakes and errors, and untunefulness too – but that is an even greater reason to enjoy them – they have not been sanitised by the technological ... «4barsrest.com, Feb 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Untunefulness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/untunefulness>. May 2024 ».
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