tunefulness

/'tju:nfulnis/

Thân thiện

The choir's performance was praised for its beautiful tunefulness.

Definition

Noun: The quality or state of being melodious; the property of having a pleasant, harmonious, and memorable melody.

Usage

"Tunefulness" describes the melodic quality of music, a voice, or a sound. It refers to how pleasing and coherent the succession of musical notes is. * The simple tunefulness of the folk song made it easy for everyone to sing along. * Critics praised the composer for the tunefulness of his latest symphony. * Her voice, while not powerful, had a charming tunefulness.

Advanced Usage

• Aesthetic Judgment: The term is often used in music criticism to evaluate the melodic appeal of a piece, contrasting with atonal or discordant music.
  • The piece was admired more for its complex rhythms than for its tunefulness.
• Inherent Property: It can be discussed as an abstract property of sound.
  • The tunefulness of birdsong is often cited as a natural inspiration for human music.

Variants and Related Words

• Tuneful (adjective): Having a pleasing tune; melodious.
  • She hummed a tuneful little melody.
• Tune (noun): A melody, especially one that characterizes a piece of music.
  • I can't get that tune out of my head.
• Melodiousness (noun): The quality of being melodious; a close synonym.

Synonyms

• Melodiousness
• Musicality (in the specific sense of being melodic)
• Euphony (pleasing sound, often broader than just melody)

Antonyms

• Tunelessness
• Atonality
• Discord
• Cacophony

Học thuật

Noun

1. the property of having a melody

Từ đồng nghĩa

• melodiousness