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inaudible

[ in-aw-duh-buh l ]

/ ɪnˈɔ də bəl /

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adjective

not audible; incapable of being heard.

Origin of inaudible

First recorded in 1595–1605; in-³ + audible

OTHER WORDS FROM inaudible

in·au·di·bil·i·ty, in·au·di·ble·ness, noun in·au·di·bly, adverb

Words nearby inaudible

inartistic, inasmuch as, inassimilable, inattention, inattentive, inaudible, inaugural, inaugurate, inauguration, inauguration day, inauspicious

Example sentences from the Web for inaudible

L. Jinny explains that “the love is all drowned in [inaudible].”

Meet Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, aka L. Jinny, the Ali G of Evil |Olivia Nuzzi |August 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The shouts of her friends below were inaudible to her, but she could feel their applause in her heart.

Linda Carlton, Air Pilot |Edith Lavell
Some were too frightened to do more than mumble an inaudible answer.

The A.E.F. |Heywood Broun
The rest was inaudible, for Billy moved closer to Winona, who talked to him mysteriously under her breath.

Winona of the Camp Fire |Margaret Widdemer

They were singing, singing the National Anthem, though their voices were inaudible through the turmoil.

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 |Various
And he would fumble unserviceably, while the sentence trailed away into inaudible reiterations.

Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer |George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)

British Dictionary definitions for inaudible

inaudible

/ (ɪnˈɔːdəbəl) /

adjective

not loud enough to be heard; not audible

Derived forms of inaudible

inaudibility or inaudibleness, noun inaudibly, adverb