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noiseless

[ noiz-lis ]

/ ˈnɔɪz lɪs /

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adjective

accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter.

Origin of noiseless

First recorded in 1595–1605; noise + -less

SYNONYMS FOR noiseless

inaudible, soundless.

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synonym study for noiseless

See still¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM noiseless

noise·less·ly, adverb noise·less·ness, noun

Words nearby noiseless

noise generator, noise limiter, noise masking, noise pollution, noise suppressor, noiseless, noisemaker, noisenik, noiseproof, noisette, noisette rose

Example sentences from the Web for noiselessness

The priestess herself, in her garnet-colored robe, moved about the room with the noiselessness of a shadow.

The Rest Hollow Mystery |Rebecca N. Porter
Never had he seen such a combination of skill, patience, persistence, and noiselessness.

The Road to Paris |Robert Neilson Stephens
The effort to raise it cautiously was indicated not by any noiselessness but by the long duration of the sound.

The Tyranny of Weakness |Charles Neville Buck
No Indian who ever lived could have equaled him in swiftness and noiselessness.

On the Kentucky Frontier |James Otis

Happily, with the noiselessness of unshod creatures, she ran and skipped back to the school room.

Sunlight Patch |Credo Fitch Harris

British Dictionary definitions for noiselessness

noiseless

/ (ˈnɔɪzlɪs) /

adjective

making little or no sound; silent

Derived forms of noiseless

noiselessly, adverb noiselessness, noun