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

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

"Go ask that musing father, why yon grave So narrow, and so noteless, might not close Without a tear?"

From The Christian Home by Philips, Samuel

The volume itself is noteless, though there are printed marks here and there which would suggest that notes were intended.

From Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople by Villehardouin, Geoffroi de

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

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)