noteless

American  

[noht-lis] / ˈnoʊt lɪs /

adjective

1. not noted; undistinguished; unnoticed.

2. unmusical or voiceless.

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Other Word Forms

• notelessly adverb
• notelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of noteless

First recorded in 1610–20; note + -less

Example Sentences

Therein, and through all the passage of this place where the footway was uneven, the light not good, the quality of her voice was low and noteless, sometimes difficult to hear.

From This Freedom by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)

"And for the bass, the beast can only bellow; * * * * * * An Ignorant, noteless, timeless, tuneless fellow."

From Physiology of The Opera by Swaby, John H.

Some noteless Gaelic poet had made this into a forgotten ballad, some odd verses of which my white-capped friend remembered and sang for me.

From The Celtic Twilight by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

And in a far more venomous and violent style, the noteless mob of contemporary writers.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 by Various

In its place was an honest bit of colour on the canvas,—a drab colour and noteless.

From From the Housetops by Cootes, F. Graham