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sound

Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊ̯nd/

The English word “sound” has 20 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Healthy.
  2. Complete, solid, or secure.
  3. Having the property of soundness.
  4. Good; acceptable; decent.
  5. Quiet and deep.
  6. Heavy; laid on with force.
  7. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.

adverb

  1. Soundly.

interjection

  1. Yes; used to show agreement or understanding.

noun

  1. A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
  2. A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
  3. A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
  4. Noise without meaning; empty noise.
  5. Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
  6. A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.

verb

  1. To produce a sound.
  2. To convey an impression by one's sound.
  3. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
  4. To resound.
  5. To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.

Etymology

From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous”), from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz (“healthy”), merged with synonymous Old English ġesund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund. Cognate with Scots sound, soun (“healthy, sound”), Saterland Frisian suund, gesuund (“healthy”), West Frisian sûn…

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