nonmusical
Lacking any tune
Nonmusical means not involving or related to music: nonmusical sounds, nonmusical theater.
It also describes someone lacking musical ability or interest: I come from a nonmusical family.
The word distinguishes ordinary from musical contexts—a nonmusical is a play without songs, as opposed to a musical.
Lacking melody or pitch
- atonalWithout musical key
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
jarring · grating · harsh · dissonant · inharmonious · unharmonious · sour · flat
Expressed in words aloud
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- proseUnversified language
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
narration · monologue · lecture · speech · presentation · reading · declamation · oratory
Post-production audio creation
- ambientOf the surroundings
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- staticWithout motion or change
- feedbackReturned response data
hum · buzz · click · beep · alarm · signal · mechanical · electronic
tuneless
Lacking melody or pitch
- atonalWithout musical key
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
cacophonous · jarring · grating · harsh · dissonant · inharmonious · unharmonious · sour · flat · sharp
spoken
Expressed in words aloud
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- proseUnversified language
- recitationOral delivery from memory
dialogue · narration · monologue · lecture · speech · presentation · reading · declamation · oratory · storytelling
foley
Post-production audio creation
feedback · hum · buzz · click · beep · alarm · signal · mechanical · electronic · synthetic
quiet
Lacking in sound
inaudible · noiseless · voiceless · wordless · unaccompanied · unplugged · acoustic · stripped · bare · scoreless
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
applause · laughter · coughing · typing · rustling · clanking · banging · thumping · scraping · humming