songless

[ sawng-lis, song- ]

/ ˈsɔŋ lɪs, ˈsɒŋ- /

devoid of song; lacking the power of a song, as a bird.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1795–1805; song + -less

Related formssong·less·ly, adverbsong·less·ness, noun

There it is dingy-brown, and songless, and it smells of smoke.
The Cardinal's Snuff-Box|Henry Harland
Without his knowing it, and before he had quitted the court, he had sunk into songless gloom, brooding on the scenes of the night.
Vittoria, Complete|George Meredith
The wind had fallen, the birds were songless, nothing remained of the busy chorus of summer sounds.
The Missioner|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Yet there are some who talk of Australia as a land of songless birds.
An Australian Bird Book|John Albert Leach

They are songless birds, and yet all are musicians; they make the dry limbs eloquent of the coming change.
Bird Stories from Burroughs|John Burroughs