Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or character of being tuneful.

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  • noun The property of being tuneful.

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  • noun the property of having a melody

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Examples

  • But hey, on this one it's compensated for with the ivory-tinkling tunefulness of Mr Neil "Pianoman" Williamson!

    More Music Hal Duncan 2009

  • Nothing wrong with that, but faced with straightforward tunefulness or off-message originality, Mazes seem paralysed by indecision.

    This week's new live music 2011

  • But hey, on this one it's compensated for with the ivory-tinkling tunefulness of Mr Neil "Pianoman" Williamson!

    Archive 2009-09-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • It's easy to see why in 1995 some turned up their noses at a score that owes more to pop than contemporary music, but several of the songs display the tunefulness and natural, move-the-story-on drama that any good musical number requires.

    I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky 2010

  • But it is generally lacking in tunefulness and is easier to admire than enjoy.

    On CD: new Schmidt releases 2010

  • Here's a chance for us in Washington to debate some of the issues of contemporary American opera composition -- is tunefulness a bad thing?

    For fall 2010, Washington's classical music companies are bringing in big names 2010

  • And both fuse classical musical features and Broadway tunefulness.

    In performance: Bernstein and Bolcom at the InSeries 2010

  • Though Wolf's lieder may lack the immediate tunefulness that characterizes so many of Schubert's songs — and plenty of Schumann's, too — the compatibility of his music and the poetry he chose to set more than compensates.

    A Lifetime Dedicated to Dear Lieder David Mermelstein 2010

  • This is cast into especially sharp relief during the rare moments on their TV show when McKenzie and Clement do manage to hit that magical sweet spot of tunefulness and hilarity, usually with the help of a talented director (like Michel Gondry); and even then, half the pleasure is visual.

    Frankie Thomas: A Eulogy for "Flight of the Conchords" -- The Best Porn on TV 2009

  • As our rock critic, Ken Tucker, has said, quote, when John Doe started the band X in the '70s, his voice always stood out for its tunefulness, a high, lonesome tenor that could sing country and pop, as well as the harsher punk rock he and his then-wife Exene were producing, unquote.

    Always On My Mind: John Doe Goes Country 2009

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