hummable

[ huhm-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. (of a piece of music) able to be hummed easily; melodic; tuneful.

Other Words From

• humma·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hummable¹

First recorded in 1940–45; hum + -able

Example Sentences

Most agencies that nurtured creativity and made commercials with hummable music, talented acting, clever writing and deft strategies to reinforce brands and products have long since given way to corporate giants led by chief executives not closely involved in actual ad production, which relies heavily on market research and pictorially on digital tricks.

From New York Times

I’ll admit I have a soft spot in my heart, sweet and goopy as the center of a Cadbury Creme Egg, for this old-school musical and its hummable tunes like “Try to Remember” and “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.”

From Seattle Times

Washington artists used mind-bending jazz experimentations to question deep-seated social and economic systems, and needled billionaire tech villains through hummable punk bops.

From Seattle Times

I had heard traditional music before The Pogues; everyone in Ireland had, but it was often twee and sanitised, cleansed of its power, made more hummable, certainly, and easier to listen to, and in no way at all unpleasant.

From BBC

And it always comes back to melody — hummable, delicious, earwormy tunes.

From Los Angeles Times