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Definition of Tunefulness
1. Noun. The property of having a melody.
Generic synonyms: Musicality, Musicalness
Derivative terms: Melodious, Melodious, Tuneful
Definition of Tunefulness
1. Noun. The property of being tuneful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tunefulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tunefulness
Literary usage of Tunefulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera : with Full Descriptions of by Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1897)
"It lives solely by reason of the insipid tunefulness of one or two airs, regardless
of the fact that the plot J ..."
2. The Oxford History of Music by William Henry Hadow (1902)
"Sometimes, but not often, there is an attempt at tunefulness. In one case the
instruments take up the tune which resembles ' See the conquering hero,' ..."
3. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1874)
"I have before alluded to the wedding of troubadour tunefulness and marked rhythm
with artistic contrapuntal devices. The most important offspring of ..."
4. Music: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and by William Smythe Babcock Mathews (1805)
"These two belong to the better class of songs which aim at characteristic expression
rather than at mere tunefulness; although the second is decidedly ..."
5. The Making of Personality by Bliss Carman (1908)
"As the first requisite to tunefulness in a musical instrument is resonance, so
the first requisite to tunefulness in a personality is responsiveness of ..."