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- [sound-lis]
- /ˈsaʊnd lɪs/
- /ˈsaʊnd.ləs/
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- [sound-lis]
- /ˈsaʊnd lɪs/
Definitions of soundless word
- adjective soundless unfathomable; very deep. 1
- adjective soundless Something that is soundless does not make a sound. 0
- adjective soundless extremely still or silent 0
- adjective soundless extremely deep 0
- adjective soundless without sound; quiet; noiseless 0
- adjective soundless so deep as to be incapable of being sounded; unfathomable 0
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Origin of soundless
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; sound1 + -less
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Parts of speech for Soundless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soundless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
soundless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soundless
adj soundless
noun soundless
- dead air — the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission.
- dumbness — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
- iron curtain — (sometimes initial capital letters) a barrier to understanding and the exchange of information and ideas created by ideological, political, and military hostility of one country toward another, especially such a barrier between the Soviet Union and its allies and other countries.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
adv soundless
adjective soundless
- hushful — Full of, pervaded by, or characteristic of stillness or silence; tending to hush to rest.
- inconversable — (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
- noiseless — accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter.
- nonvocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
adverb soundless
- murmuring — a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
- noiselessly — accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter.
- quietly — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- wordlessly — In a wordless manner.
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