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- [toon, tyoon]
- /tun, tyun/
- /tjuːnd/
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- [toon, tyoon]
- /tun, tyun/
Definitions of tuned word
- noun tuned a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it. 1
- noun tuned a musical setting of a hymn, poem, psalm, etc., usually in four-part harmony. 1
- noun tuned the state of being in the proper pitch: to be in tune. 1
- noun tuned agreement in pitch; unison; harmony. 1
- noun tuned proper adjustment, as of radio instruments or circuits with respect to frequency. 1
- noun tuned harmonious relationship; accord; agreement. 1
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Origin of tuned
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (noun); unexplained variant of tone
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Parts of speech for Tuned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tuned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tuned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tuned
adj tuned
- assonant — resemblance of sounds.
- canorous — tuneful; melodious
- choral — Choral music is sung by a choir.
- concordant — being in agreement: harmonious
- in tune — instrument: correctly tuned
noun tuned
- aired — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- chanted — Simple past tense and past participle of chant.
- chorded — Simple past tense and past participle of chord.
- chorused — Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- descanted — Simple past tense and past participle of descant.
verb tuned
- inflected — to modulate (the voice).
- interfaced — Simple past tense and past participle of interface.
adjective tuned
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
Top questions with tuned
- how are viols tuned?