Inaudible
[ɪn'ɔːdɪb(ə)l] or [ɪn'ɔdəbl]
Definition
(adj.) impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; 'an inaudible conversation' .
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Definition
(a.) Not audible; incapable of being heard; silent.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Not audible, not to be heard.[2]. Still, silent, mute, noiseless.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Low, inarticulate, suppressed, muttering, mumbling, stifled, muffled
ANT:Audible, outspoken, sonorous, articulate, clear, ringing, loud
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Definition
adj. not able to be heard.—ns. Inaudibil′ity Inaud′ibleness.—adv. Inaud′ibly.
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Examples
- An inaudible reply escaped Mason's white lips. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Private prayer is inaudible speech, and speech is representative: who can represent himself just as he is, even in his own reflections? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The flute becomes inaudible, the wheels of the coach are heard instead, and I am on my journey. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This is not a time for a lady, however highly connected, to be totally inaudible, and seemingly swallowing marbles. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Traddles was inaudible. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It became inaudible. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Polly, being near him, kneeling on a little cushion or the carpet, a conversation would begin in murmurs, not inaudible, though subdued. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- These few words had been said apart, so as to be inaudible to Oliver. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- But her cry was inarticulate and inaudible, and she flushed deeply, between her desire and her wincing confusion. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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