Definition of sound

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of sound is as below...

Sound (superl.) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker..

Lern More About Sound

Fizzle :: Fizzle (v. i.) To make a hissing sound.
Vocally :: Vocally (adv.) In a vocal manner; with voice; orally; with audible sound.
Rattlesnake :: Rattlesnake (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang..
Servile :: Servile (a.) Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune..
Solidity :: Solidity (n.) The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, -- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, -- opposed to openness or hollowness; strength; soundness, -- opposed to weakness or instability; the primary quality or affection of matter by which its particles exclude or resist all others; hardness; massiveness..
Low :: Low (superl.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note..
Flatten :: Flatten (a.) To lower the pitch of; to cause to sound less sharp; to let fall from the pitch.
Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.
Short :: Short (n.) A short sound, syllable, or vowel..
Voiced :: Voiced (a.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed.
Assonant :: Assonant (a.) Having a resemblance of sounds.
Grumble :: Grumble (v. i.) To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles..
Bomb :: Bomb (v. i.) To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.
Tinkle :: Tinkle (n.) A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal..
Laugh :: Laugh (n.) An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i..
Peal :: Peal (v. t.) To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad.
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun..
Vocalic :: Vocalic (a.) Of or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel sounds.
Clank :: Clank (n.) A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink..
Jangle :: Jangle (n.) Discordant sound; wrangling.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us