noteless

American  

[noht-lis] / ˈnoʊt lɪs /

adjective

1. not noted; note; 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

Some wretched noteless human being is crushed to death by a train, and the newspapers head their paragraph "Fearful Tragedy at Peckham Rye."

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

My note-book remained noteless, and finally, at some odd evasion of his, accomplished by a monosyllable, I laughed outright—and he did, too!

From Beasley's Christmas Party by Tarkington, Booth

Far be the noteless hour That holds of fame no flower  For those who dared our deep   A hundred years ago.

From An Anthology of Australian Verse by Stevens, Bertram

Nadaud's career is uneventful, but from one point of view, far from being noteless, he was pre-eminently the happy man.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

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