Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or condition of being
soundless .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the property of making no sound
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word soundlessness.
Examples
-
Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness.
-
And then the utter soundlessness was broken by a faint noise that was like the crumpling of tissue paper being thrust through an opening.
"Master Control" by Harl Vincent, part 3 Johnny Pez 2010
-
And it's interesting because when you hear it, it doesn't portray the type of turmoil he felt inside, or as he puts it just how terrifying it was at the soundlessness of the two engines going out.
-
Brother Jeremiah nodded curtly, and moved toward her with the soundlessness that sent chills up her spine.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
-
So listen to the soundlessness of your breath and feel the power of the silence within.
The Way of the Fertile Soul Randine Lewis 2007
-
Brother Jeremiah nodded curtly, and moved toward her with the soundlessness that sent chills up her spine.
The Mortal Instruments: Book One: City of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007
-
Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness.
Think Progress » Bush Administration’s Pre-9/11 Focus Was Missile Defense, Not Terrorism 2006
-
This is the innermost symbol of man: alone in the darkness of the cavern of himself, listening to soundlessness of inflowing fate.
Kangaroo 2004
-
The impression had, in strictness, nothing unprecedented; but she felt it as something new, and the soundlessness of her step gave her time to take in the scene before she interrupted it.
-
No longer that gentle soundlessness now; a rush fills the air, like the flowing of the Ganges or the Amazon.
The Road Leads On 2003
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.