devoid of song; lacking the power of a song, as a bird
Derived forms
songlessly
adverb
songlessness
noun
Word origin
[1795–1805; song + -less]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baseball, mannerism, oxidize, sensitivity, unilateral-less an adjective suffix meaning “without” (childless; peerless), and in adjectives derived from verbs, indicating failure or inability to performor be performed (resistless; tireless)