songlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɒŋləs/, U.S.

/ˈsɔŋləs/,

/ˈsɑŋləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: song n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < song n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare earlier songful adj.

1. Lacking song or songs; not singing.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [adjective] > without

songless1748

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [adjective] > not singing or not sung

unsunga1426

songless1748

untuned1853

1748 London Mag. July 325/1 While songless I at distance view the waste, and sorrowing weep.

1794 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 83 But thou art so songless and heavy towards night, that I will rather liken thee to the Matin Lark.

a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) II. 119 The woods and storied haunts Of my not songless boyhood.

1867 G. Meredith Vittoria I. vii. 104 Before he had quitted the court, he had sunk into songless gloom.

1919 E. Tregear Shadows & other Verses 22 All still, all silent, 'tis a songless land, That hears no music of the nightingale.

1984 S. A. Levinsky Bridge of Dreams 61 What could Basanta offer him for all those unread pages, for all those songless nights?

2015 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 12 Mar. (Green Guide section) 18 A songless adaptation of a hit stage musical.

2. Designating a bird that does not sing, or that does not have a characteristic or melodious song. Also (Ornithology): †designating a passerine bird that is not a songbird (oscine passerine) (cf. songbird n. 1) (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [adjective] > lacking power of song

songless1816

1816 J. B. Willyams Infl. Genius 59 To fell the songless bird, whose cruel bill Can find in insect murder grateful food?

1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. 136 Chiefly in the dry savannas.., you see a songless Yawaraciri still lovelier than the last.

1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 427 Suborder Passeres Mesomyodi, or Clamatores: Non-melodious or Songless Passeres.

1895 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 277 In the cases of the so-called songless birds there is often no attempt.

1907 M. O. Wright & E. Coues Citizen Bird xi. 137 The males, who sing, have more white on the wings and tail than the females, who are songless.

1962 Condor 64 113 All [honeycreepers] are silent birds; they are either songless or have extremely simple songs which they use very sparingly.

2012 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 22 Apr. The spectacular bullfinch (pyrrhula pyrrhula), a songless but beautiful creature which could be trained to mimic tunes.

Derivatives

ˈsonglessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [adverb] > without

songlessly1836

1836 Dublin Univ. Mag. Aug. 155 If the saunterer-by songlessly pass Through the long grass, There will the noontide bee pleasantly hum.

1913 S. H. Marcus Passing Singer 99 The bees and butterfies [sic]..Now falter songlessly on dying wings.

1998 W. Coleman Bathwater Wine 212 Slipping songlessly into an Eternal nod at the not-too-tender age of forty-four.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	songless
释义	songlessadj. Brit. /ˈsɒŋləs/, U.S. /ˈsɔŋləs/, /ˈsɑŋləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: song n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < song n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare earlier songful adj. 1. Lacking song or songs; not singing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [adjective] > without songless1748 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > [adjective] > not singing or not sung unsunga1426 songless1748 untuned1853 1748 London Mag. July 325/1 While songless I at distance view the waste, and sorrowing weep. 1794 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 83 But thou art so songless and heavy towards night, that I will rather liken thee to the Matin Lark. a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) II. 119 The woods and storied haunts Of my not songless boyhood. 1867 G. Meredith Vittoria I. vii. 104 Before he had quitted the court, he had sunk into songless gloom. 1919 E. Tregear Shadows & other Verses 22 All still, all silent, 'tis a songless land, That hears no music of the nightingale. 1984 S. A. Levinsky Bridge of Dreams 61 What could Basanta offer him for all those unread pages, for all those songless nights? 2015 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 12 Mar. (Green Guide section) 18 A songless adaptation of a hit stage musical. 2. Designating a bird that does not sing, or that does not have a characteristic or melodious song. Also (Ornithology): †designating a passerine bird that is not a songbird (oscine passerine) (cf. songbird n. 1) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [adjective] > lacking power of song songless1816 1816 J. B. Willyams Infl. Genius 59 To fell the songless bird, whose cruel bill Can find in insect murder grateful food? 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. 136 Chiefly in the dry savannas.., you see a songless Yawaraciri still lovelier than the last. 1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 427 Suborder Passeres Mesomyodi, or Clamatores: Non-melodious or Songless Passeres. 1895 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 277 In the cases of the so-called songless birds there is often no attempt. 1907 M. O. Wright & E. Coues Citizen Bird xi. 137 The males, who sing, have more white on the wings and tail than the females, who are songless. 1962 Condor 64 113 All [honeycreepers] are silent birds; they are either songless or have extremely simple songs which they use very sparingly. 2012 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 22 Apr. The spectacular bullfinch (pyrrhula pyrrhula), a songless but beautiful creature which could be trained to mimic tunes. Derivatives ˈsonglessly adv. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [adverb] > without songlessly1836 1836 Dublin Univ. Mag. Aug. 155 If the saunterer-by songlessly pass Through the long grass, There will the noontide bee pleasantly hum. 1913 S. H. Marcus Passing Singer 99 The bees and butterfies [sic]..Now falter songlessly on dying wings. 1998 W. Coleman Bathwater Wine 212 Slipping songlessly into an Eternal nod at the not-too-tender age of forty-four. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1748
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