Home › Words › B › beatlessnessbeatlessnessbeatlessness means absence of a beat in music.EtymologyFrom beatless + -ness.nounAbsence of a beat in music.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.beatless 87% match — Having no beat. vs beatlessness →rhythmless 72% match — Without rhythm. vs beatlessness →melodylessness 70% match — Absence of a melody. vs beatlessness →rhythmlessly 68% match — Without a rhythm. vs beatlessness →meterlessness 67% match — Absence of meter. vs beatlessness →basslessness 65% match — Absence of bass. vs beatlessness →pitchlessness 65% match — Absence of pitch. vs beatlessness →offbeatness 64% match — The quality of being offbeat. vs beatlessness →