English
tuneless
From tune + -less.
A compound of tune + -less
Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘stretch’
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Ancient Greek τόνος ‘a tone’
Latin tonus ‘the pitch, sound or tone of something’
Old French ton
Middle English tune
English tune
Today it means
adj Having no pleasing tune; not tuneful.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tuneless”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / tuneless