songless

[ sawng-lis, song- ]

/ ˈsɔŋ lɪs, ˈsɒŋ- /

adjective

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

Origin of songless

First recorded in 1795–1805; song + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM songless

song·less·ly, adverbsong·less·ness, noun

Words nearby songless

Songhua, Songjiang, Songka, Song Koi, songkok, songless, Song of Solomon, Song of Songs, Song of the Three Children, songololo, songsmith

Example sentences from the Web for songless

There it is dingy-brown, and songless, and it smells of smoke.
The Cardinal's Snuff-Box|Henry Harland
Without his knowing it, and before he had quitted the court, he had sunk into songless gloom, brooding on the scenes of the night.
Vittoria, Complete|George Meredith
The wind had fallen, the birds were songless, nothing remained of the busy chorus of summer sounds.
The Missioner|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Yet there are some who talk of Australia as a land of songless birds.
An Australian Bird Book|John Albert Leach

They are songless birds, and yet all are musicians; they make the dry limbs eloquent of the coming change.
Bird Stories from Burroughs|John Burroughs

单词	songless
释义	songless [ sawng-lis, song- ] / ˈsɔŋ lɪs, ˈsɒŋ- / adjective devoid of song; lacking the power of a song, as a bird. Origin of songless First recorded in 1795–1805; song + -less OTHER WORDS FROM songless song·less·ly, adverbsong·less·ness, noun Words nearby songless Songhua, Songjiang, Songka, Song Koi, songkok, songless, Song of Solomon, Song of Songs, Song of the Three Children, songololo, songsmith Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for songless There it is dingy-brown, and songless, and it smells of smoke. The Cardinal's Snuff-Box\|Henry Harland Without his knowing it, and before he had quitted the court, he had sunk into songless gloom, brooding on the scenes of the night. Vittoria, Complete\|George Meredith The wind had fallen, the birds were songless, nothing remained of the busy chorus of summer sounds. The Missioner\|E. Phillips Oppenheim Yet there are some who talk of Australia as a land of songless birds. An Australian Bird Book\|John Albert Leach They are songless birds, and yet all are musicians; they make the dry limbs eloquent of the coming change. Bird Stories from Burroughs\|John Burroughs
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