songless

[sawng-lis, song-]

adjective

1. devoid of song; lacking the power of a song, as a bird.

Other Word Forms

• songlessly adverb
• songlessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of songless¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; song + -less

Example Sentences

In an article in The Times, John S. Wilson wrote, “The tight Bacharachian rhythmic patterns keep bouncing around in your head as you walk into the night, songless but pulsing with a busy little beat.”

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And if “all art constantly aspires toward the condition of music,” as Walter Pater wrote, what can poor songless plays hope to achieve?

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"While there are some spectacular fight sequences with a large - but totally bloodless - death toll, there is a distinct lack of humour in this version, making it both songless and smileless," she said.

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I went to the ever-trusty, ever-free Internet Archive, meanwhile, to find Garland’s first wholly songless dramatic performance.

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Storytelling is not the strength of this wordless, songless musical, though it is handsomely designed and beautifully danced.

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