Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Synonyms
Nearby Words

Soundest

 - 6 dictionary results

sound

2  [sound] adjective, -er, -est, adverb
Use Soundest in a Sentence
–adjective
1. free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
2. financially strong, secure, or reliable: a sound business; sound investments.
3. competent, sensible, or valid: sound judgment.
4. having no defect as to truth, justice, wisdom, or reason: sound advice.
5. of substantial or enduring character: sound moral values.
6. following in a systematic pattern without any apparent defect in logic: sound reasoning.
7. uninterrupted and untroubled; deep: sound sleep.
8. vigorous, thorough, or severe: a sound thrashing.
9. free from moral defect or weakness; upright, honest, or good; honorable; loyal.
10. having no legal defect: a sound title to property.
11. theologically correct or orthodox, as doctrines or a theologian.
–adverb
12. deeply; thoroughly: sound asleep.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME sund, OE gesund (see y- ); c. D gezond, G gesund

Related forms:
soundly, adverb
soundness, noun

Synonyms:
1. unharmed, whole, hale, unbroken, hardy. 2. solvent. 4, 6. valid, rational, logical.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To Soundest
sound 2   (sound)   
adj.   sound·er, sound·est

  1. Free from defect, decay, or damage; in good condition.

  2. Free from disease or injury. See Synonyms at healthy.

  3. Having a firm basis; unshakable: a sound foundation.

  4. Financially secure or safe: a sound economy.

    1. Based on valid reasoning: a sound observation. See Synonyms at valid.

    2. Free from logical flaws: sound reasoning.

    3. Logic Of or relating to an argument in which all the premises are true and the conclusion follows from the premises.

  6. Thorough; complete: a sound flogging.

  7. Deep and unbroken; undisturbed: a sound sleep.

  8. Free from moral defect; upright.

  9. Worthy of confidence; trustworthy.

  10. Marked by or showing common sense and good judgment; levelheaded: a sound approach to the problem.

  11. Compatible with an accepted point of view; conservative.

  12. Law Legally valid.

adv.  Thoroughly; deeply: sound asleep.

[Middle English, from Old English gesund.]
sound'ly adv., sound'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

sound  (n.1)
"noise," c.1280, soun, from O.Fr. son, from L. sonus "sound," from PIE *swonos, from base *swen- "to sound" (cf. Skt. svanati "it sounds," svanah "sound, tone;" L. sonare "to sound;" O.Ir. senim "the playing of an instrument;" O.E. geswin "music, song," swinsian "to sing;" O.N. svanr, O.E. swan "swan," prop. "the sounding bird"). The final -d was established c.1350-1550 as part of a tendency to add -d- after -n-. The verb is attested from c.1300, from L. sonare, from sonus. First record of sound barrier is from 1939. Soundtrack is from 1929; sound check is from 1977; sound effects is 1909, originally live accompaniments to silent films.
"The experts of Victor ... will ... arrange for the synchronized orchestration and sound effects for this picture, in which airplane battles will have an important part." ["Exhibitor's Herald & Moving Picture World," April 28, 1928]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sound
Function: intransitive verb
: to be based or founded : have a specified basis for an action —used with in sounded in contract —O. W. Holmes, Junior> <sounding in tort>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 4sound
Function: noun
: an elongated instrument for exploring or examining body cavities sound>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

sound 3
n.
An instrument used to examine or explore body cavities, as for foreign bodies or other abnormalities, or to dilate strictures in them. v. sound·ed, sound·ing, sounds
To probe a body cavity with a sound.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see Soundest on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way