Chordless

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking chords. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Not playing chords; silent or playing one note at a time. not-comparable

    "But a profound melancholy had taken possession of Franz, the two hardly exchanged a word, the violin hung mute, chordless, full of dust, in its habitual place ."

  3. 3
    Without chords; involving one note at a time or dissonant combinations. not-comparable

    "A boat slowly drifts under the bridge and out to sea, and someone inside it plays an untuned piano with a slow chordless melody."

  4. 4
    Without synergy or harmonious combinations; One thing at a time. figuratively, not-comparable

    "Why the All-mover, Why the All-prover Ever urges on and measure out the chordless chime of things."

Example

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"But a profound melancholy had taken possession of Franz, the two hardly exchanged a word, the violin hung mute, chordless, full of dust, in its habitual place ."

Etymology

From chord + -less.

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