MEANING
Making no audible sound, or containing no sound that can be heard.
Use it for
describing movement that cannot be heard; portraying a room without audible activity; showing a cry seen but not heard; creating stillness without asserting a supernatural causeEmphasizes the absence of audible sound in an action or place without automatically implying danger. Writing functions: Funereal / Gothic.
Words that belong together
- soundless movement
- a soundless cry
- a soundless room
On the page
Her lips shaped a soundless cry behind the glass.
His steps were soundless on the carpet, but she turned before she saw him.
Word forms
- Base
- soundless
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Usage notes
Adjective: soundless movement, a soundless room. Usually expresses the absence of audible sound rather than a natural scale; more nearly soundless is clearer when approximation matters. Register: formal. Commonness: uncommon (dictionary-informed qualitative editorial estimate; not a measured frequency).
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