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wordless

[ wurd-lis ]

/ ˈwɜrd lɪs /

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adjective

speechless, silent, or mute.

not put into words; unexpressed.

Origin of wordless

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at word, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM wordless

word·less·ly, adverb word·less·ness, noun

Words nearby wordless

wordbook, wordbreak, worde, wordie, wording, wordless, wordmonger, wordplay, words, words fail me, words of one syllable, in

Example sentences from the Web for wordlessness

In a 1964 Esquire profile, the usually savage Helen Lawrenson said his personality had paralyzed her into wordlessness.

The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum |Robert Ward |July 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If there were wordlessness for five hundred years, man would seek vast inarticulate words for himself.

The Lost Art of Reading |Gerald Stanley Lee
Behind his wordlessness, however, Mr. Masterson nourished a poor opinion of this social movement.

The Sunset Trail |Alfred Henry Lewis
As Mr. Coddington listened without comment to the speech his wordlessness was an enigma to the men.

The Story of Leather |Sara Ware Bassett

Indeed, this wordlessness had for him an extraordinary charm.

The Gateless Barrier |Lucas Malet
Then she went out and stood under the tree which in its wordlessness was still a more sympathetic confidant than human beings.

The Roof Tree |Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for wordlessness

wordless

/ (ˈwɜːdlɪs) /

adjective

inarticulate or silent

music of or relating to vocal music that is not provided with an articulated text a wordless chorus

Derived forms of wordless

wordlessly, adverb wordlessness, noun