soundlessadj.¹

/ˈsaʊndlɪs/

Etymology: < sound v.²

Of water, the sea, etc.: That cannot be sounded; unfathomable. Frequently figurative or in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > very

groundlessc888

bottomlessc1400

profound?a1425

neal1574

soundlessc1595

insoundable1602

gulfy1607

unbottomed1615

depthless1619

unsoundable1629

chin-deep1634

fathomless1638

abysming1644

unfounded1648

abysmal1656

plumbless1665

unfathomablea1676

chasmy1793

fathom-deep1835

plummetlessc1861

chasmal1871

abyssal1903

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cxlviii. 27 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 251 When heau'n hath prais'd, praise earth anew;..Then soundlesse deepes, and what in you Residing low or moues, or rests.

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxx. sig. F^v Your shallowest helpe will hold me vp a floate, Whilst he vpon your soundlesse deepe doth ride.

1647 R. Herrick Hell in Noble Numbers 41 Hell is no other, but a soundlesse pit.

1731 A. Hill Advice to Poets xv In Wit's cold Shallows, wade..no more, Her soundless Ocean tempts you from the Shore.

1823 Ld. Byron Island iv. iii. 61 The crag's steep, inexorable face, With nought but soundless waters for its base.

a1861 T. Woolner Tolling Bell in My Beautiful Lady xxvi My lost soul sank adown in soundless seas.

1884 W. H. White Mark Rutherford's Deliverance iv When we consider that we live surrounded by the soundless depths in which the stars repose.

in extended use.1614 C. Brooke Ghost Richard III ii. ii. sig. D2 Nor Wits, nor Chronicles could ere containe, The Hell-deepe Reaches, of my soundlesse Braine.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

soundlessadj.²

/ˈsaʊndlɪs/

Etymology: < sound n.³

a. Having, making, emitting, etc., no sound; devoid of sound; quiet, silent. Frequently in the 19th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent

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stone-still1338

quietc1384

softa1393

peacec1400

swownc1400

tongueless1447

clumc1485

mutec1500

whist1513

silent1542

dead1548

husht1557

whisted1557

whust1558

whisht1570

huisht1576

quiet (also mum, mute, still, etc.) as a mouse (in a cheese)1584

fordead1593

noiseless1608

whisha1612

dumba1616

soundlessa1616

st1655

silentish1737

defta1763

sleeping1785

untoned1807

mousy1812

soughless1851

deathlike1856

whisperless1863

deathly1865

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. i. 37 Your words..rob the Hibla Bees, And leaue them Hony-lesse..and soundlesse too: For you haue stolne their buzzing Antony.

1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. i. ii. 49 They celebrate his praises, though with a soundless voice.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. vi. 165 She glided forward with soundless step.

1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xv. 332 Once more the attentive ear listening for the soundless breath.

1855 T. T. Lynch Rivulet xciii. 137 Soundless as chariots on the snow.

1883 Standard 7 Sept. 5/6 The soundless progress of the apparently animated car.

b. In quasi-adverbial use: Soundlessly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently

stillyc1000

stilla1225

softlyc1330

whistlya1400

silentlya1425

coylyc1475

quietly1488

still1535

huishtly1548

whishtly1548

mutely1587

silentially1627

statuelike1640

tacitly1643

noiselessly1794

soundlessly1837

soundless1844

mouse-like1874

quietlike1909

1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile 522 in Poems I My lips prayed, soundless, to myself.

1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie III. i. 14 The moment the sound of them had ceased, he darted soundless after him.

2. In which no sound is heard; still.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > of places or times

stillc1275

quieta1382

silent1559

as silent as the grave1613

cosh1803

soundless1816

voiceless1816

1816 W. Wordsworth Sonn. to Liberty ii. xxxiv. 38 A soundless waste, a trackless vacancy!

1818 H. H. Milman Samor iii. 63 Vast Germany..Deserts to silence and the beasts of game Her long and soundless forests.

1881 Macmillan's Mag. 44 191 She lingered in the soundless drawing-room long after the fire had gone out.

3. Of the ear: Hearing no sound. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > disordered hearing > [adjective] > deaf

deafc825

hearingless1398

deathc1475

as deaf as a door, doorpost, doornail1546

dunch1569

surda1682

nut-deaf1828

stock-deaf1865

soundless1890

stone-eared1895

non-hearing1958

Mutt and Jeff1960

mutt1973

mutton1983

1890 T. De W. Talmage From Manger to Throne 297 The world has never seen but one surgeon who could..reconstruct the drum of a soundless ear.

Derivatives

ˈsoundlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently

stillyc1000

stilla1225

softlyc1330

whistlya1400

silentlya1425

coylyc1475

quietly1488

still1535

huishtly1548

whishtly1548

mutely1587

silentially1627

statuelike1640

tacitly1643

noiselessly1794

soundlessly1837

soundless1844

mouse-like1874

quietlike1909

1837 Blackwood's Mag. 41 608 Insinuating its way into the bottom of her pocket, and soundlessly relieving it of the notes and shillings.

1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys xxvi Skylie clapped her hands again, soundlessly.

1889 Harper's Mag. Dec. 117/2 Soundlessly you will tread those shadowy pavements.

ˈsoundlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence

stillnessc1050

silence?c1225

clum1340

stillhead1340

quiet?c1450

whust1558

husht1566

muteness1590

silency1595

still1608

hushtness1609

whistness1609

silentness1664

noiselessness1834

soundlessness1834

non-speech1863

shush1954

deafening silence1968

ciunas1986

1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 663 Then comes a sort of moonlight dimness, and a dulled soundlessness.

1881 H. James Portrait of Lady III. i. 10 The soundlessness of her step.

1897 S. L. Hinde Fall Congo Arabs 77 The same monotony of colour and of soundlessness was above us as in the depths below.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	soundless
释义	soundlessadj.¹ /ˈsaʊndlɪs/ Etymology: < sound v.² Of water, the sea, etc.: That cannot be sounded; unfathomable. Frequently figurative or in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > very groundlessc888 bottomlessc1400 profound?a1425 neal1574 soundlessc1595 insoundable1602 gulfy1607 unbottomed1615 depthless1619 unsoundable1629 chin-deep1634 fathomless1638 abysming1644 unfounded1648 abysmal1656 plumbless1665 unfathomablea1676 chasmy1793 fathom-deep1835 plummetlessc1861 chasmal1871 abyssal1903 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme cxlviii. 27 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 251 When heau'n hath prais'd, praise earth anew;..Then soundlesse deepes, and what in you Residing low or moues, or rests. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxx. sig. F^v Your shallowest helpe will hold me vp a floate, Whilst he vpon your soundlesse deepe doth ride. View more context for this quotation 1647 R. Herrick Hell in Noble Numbers 41 Hell is no other, but a soundlesse pit. 1731 A. Hill Advice to Poets xv In Wit's cold Shallows, wade..no more, Her soundless Ocean tempts you from the Shore. 1823 Ld. Byron Island iv. iii. 61 The crag's steep, inexorable face, With nought but soundless waters for its base. a1861 T. Woolner Tolling Bell in My Beautiful Lady xxvi My lost soul sank adown in soundless seas. 1884 W. H. White Mark Rutherford's Deliverance iv When we consider that we live surrounded by the soundless depths in which the stars repose. in extended use.1614 C. Brooke Ghost Richard III ii. ii. sig. D2 Nor Wits, nor Chronicles could ere containe, The Hell-deepe Reaches, of my soundlesse Braine. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019). soundlessadj.² /ˈsaʊndlɪs/ Etymology: < sound n.³ 1. a. Having, making, emitting, etc., no sound; devoid of sound; quiet, silent. Frequently in the 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent coyc1330 stone-still1338 quietc1384 softa1393 peacec1400 swownc1400 tongueless1447 clumc1485 mutec1500 whist1513 silent1542 dead1548 husht1557 whisted1557 whust1558 whust1558 whisht1570 huisht1576 quiet (also mum, mute, still, etc.) as a mouse (in a cheese)1584 fordead1593 noiseless1608 whisha1612 dumba1616 soundlessa1616 st1655 silentish1737 defta1763 sleeping1785 untoned1807 mousy1812 soughless1851 deathlike1856 whisperless1863 deathly1865 a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) v. i. 37 Your words..rob the Hibla Bees, And leaue them Hony-lesse..and soundlesse too: For you haue stolne their buzzing Antony. 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. i. ii. 49 They celebrate his praises, though with a soundless voice. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. vi. 165 She glided forward with soundless step. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xv. 332 Once more the attentive ear listening for the soundless breath. 1855 T. T. Lynch Rivulet xciii. 137 Soundless as chariots on the snow. 1883 Standard 7 Sept. 5/6 The soundless progress of the apparently animated car. b. In quasi-adverbial use: Soundlessly. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently stillyc1000 stilla1225 softlyc1330 whistlya1400 silentlya1425 coylyc1475 quietly1488 still1535 huishtly1548 whishtly1548 mutely1587 silentially1627 statuelike1640 tacitly1643 noiselessly1794 soundlessly1837 soundless1844 mouse-like1874 quietlike1909 1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile 522 in Poems I My lips prayed, soundless, to myself. 1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie III. i. 14 The moment the sound of them had ceased, he darted soundless after him. 2. In which no sound is heard; still. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > of places or times stillc1275 quieta1382 silent1559 as silent as the grave1613 cosh1803 soundless1816 voiceless1816 1816 W. Wordsworth Sonn. to Liberty ii. xxxiv. 38 A soundless waste, a trackless vacancy! 1818 H. H. Milman Samor iii. 63 Vast Germany..Deserts to silence and the beasts of game Her long and soundless forests. 1881 Macmillan's Mag. 44 191 She lingered in the soundless drawing-room long after the fire had gone out. 3. Of the ear: Hearing no sound. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > disordered hearing > [adjective] > deaf deafc825 hearingless1398 deathc1475 as deaf as a door, doorpost, doornail1546 dunch1569 surda1682 nut-deaf1828 stock-deaf1865 soundless1890 stone-eared1895 non-hearing1958 Mutt and Jeff1960 mutt1973 mutton1983 1890 T. De W. Talmage From Manger to Throne 297 The world has never seen but one surgeon who could..reconstruct the drum of a soundless ear. Derivatives ˈsoundlessly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently stillyc1000 stilla1225 softlyc1330 whistlya1400 silentlya1425 coylyc1475 quietly1488 still1535 huishtly1548 whishtly1548 mutely1587 silentially1627 statuelike1640 tacitly1643 noiselessly1794 soundlessly1837 soundless1844 mouse-like1874 quietlike1909 1837 Blackwood's Mag. 41 608 Insinuating its way into the bottom of her pocket, and soundlessly relieving it of the notes and shillings. 1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys xxvi Skylie clapped her hands again, soundlessly. 1889 Harper's Mag. Dec. 117/2 Soundlessly you will tread those shadowy pavements. ˈsoundlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence stillnessc1050 silence?c1225 clum1340 stillhead1340 quiet?c1450 whust1558 husht1566 muteness1590 silency1595 still1608 hushtness1609 whistness1609 silentness1664 noiselessness1834 soundlessness1834 non-speech1863 shush1954 deafening silence1968 ciunas1986 1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 663 Then comes a sort of moonlight dimness, and a dulled soundlessness. 1881 H. James Portrait of Lady III. i. 10 The soundlessness of her step. 1897 S. L. Hinde Fall Congo Arabs 77 The same monotony of colour and of soundlessness was above us as in the depths below. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹c1595adj.²a1616
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