noteless

American  

[noht-lis] / ˈnoʊt lɪs /

adjective

1. not noted; undistinguished; unnoticed.

2. unmusical or voiceless.

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Other Word Forms

• notelessly adverb
• notelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of noteless

First recorded in 1610–20; note + -less

Example Sentences

Far be the noteless hour That holds of fame no flower  For those who dared our deep   A hundred years ago.

From An Anthology of Australian Verse by Stevens, Bertram

Then the rage of the demon and the river,—the noteless grave,—and, at last, even she who had been most trusted forgetting him,— "Giovanna, none else have care for me."

From Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things by Ruskin, John

Who braids the noteless leaves to crowns, requiting Desert with fame, in Action's every field?

From Faust by Taylor, Bayard

Nadaud's career is uneventful, but from one point of view, far from being noteless, he was pre-eminently the happy man.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

"And for the bass, the beast can only bellow; * * * * * * An Ignorant, noteless, timeless, tuneless fellow."

From Physiology of The Opera by Swaby, John H.