songlessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈsɒŋləsnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsɔŋləsnᵻs/,

/ˈsɑŋləsnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: songless adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < songless adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or condition of being songless; the lack of singing.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [noun] > being without song

songlessness1889

1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms 109/1 Despite the fact of its mean appearance and songlessness, this bird is in Canada and some of the Northern States confounded with the true mockingbird.

1924 J. R. Harris As pants Hart viii. 85 I have often deplored the songlessness of the modern Evangelical and Protestant Churches.

1958 Times 9 Sept. 10/5 Another very common bird begins now to sing again after a period of songlessness.

2001 B. W. Thompson Promise & Way of Life 110 The young people's insistence during the conference that they be seen as raced and classed and gendered did not cause the songlessness.

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

单词	songlessness
释义	songlessnessn. Brit. /ˈsɒŋləsnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsɔŋləsnᵻs/, /ˈsɑŋləsnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: songless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < songless adj. + -ness suffix. The state or condition of being songless; the lack of singing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > [noun] > being without song songlessness1889 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms 109/1 Despite the fact of its mean appearance and songlessness, this bird is in Canada and some of the Northern States confounded with the true mockingbird. 1924 J. R. Harris As pants Hart viii. 85 I have often deplored the songlessness of the modern Evangelical and Protestant Churches. 1958 Times 9 Sept. 10/5 Another very common bird begins now to sing again after a period of songlessness. 2001 B. W. Thompson Promise & Way of Life 110 The young people's insistence during the conference that they be seen as raced and classed and gendered did not cause the songlessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889
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