pianolessness

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noun

Absence of a piano.

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Meanings

nounpianolessness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableAbsence of a piano.

    Much has been made of the pianolessness of Rollins's Vanguard bands and their subsequent influence within and without jazz.

    2007, Phil Freeman, Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs
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    Again, I say: if you find this off-the-cuff stuff sufficient, and are not put off by the pianolessness, the banjos, the electric bass, or the sameness of it all, then you'll find this a good $3 (right!) worth.

    1974, Jazz Digest, volume 3, page 9

Origin

From pianoless + -ness.

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Chicago

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