chordless adjective4 •Lacking chords. •Not playing chords; silent or playing one note at a time.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 . — 2008 •Without chords; involving one note at a time or dissonant combinations.A boat slowly drifts under the bridge and out to sea, and someone inside it plays an untuned piano with a slow chordless melody. — 2007 •(figurative) Without synergy or harmonious combinations; One thing at a time.Why the All-mover, Why the All-prover Ever urges on and measure out the chordless chime of things. — 1908
