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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.
5.
EXPANDof 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.
COLLAPSEtheologically correct or orthodox, as doctrines or a theologian.
adverb
12.
deeply; thoroughly: sound asleep.
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Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English sund, Old English gesund (see y-); cognate with Dutch gezond, German gesund
1150–1200; Middle English sund, Old English gesund (see y-); cognate with Dutch gezond, German gesund
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sound·ly, adverb
sound·ness, noun
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1. unharmed, whole, hale, unbroken, hardy. 2. solvent. 4, 6. valid, rational, logical.
1. unharmed, whole, hale, unbroken, hardy. 2. solvent. 4, 6. valid, rational, logical.
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| sound2 (saʊnd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | free from damage, injury, decay, etc |
| 2. | firm; solid; substantial: a sound basis |
| 3. | financially safe or stable: a sound investment |
| 4. | showing good judgment or reasoning; sensible; wise: sound advice |
| 5. | valid, logical, or justifiable: a sound argument |
| 6. | holding approved beliefs; ethically correct; upright; honest |
| 7. | (of sleep) deep; peaceful; unbroken |
| 8. | thorough; complete: a sound examination |
| 9. | informal (Brit) excellent |
| 10. | law (of a title, etc) free from defect; legally valid |
| 11. | constituting a valid and justifiable application of correct principles; orthodox: sound theology |
| 12. | logic |
| a. (of a deductive argument) valid | |
| b. (of an inductive argument) according with whatever principles ensure the high probability of the truth of the conclusion given the truth of the premises | |
| c. another word for consistent | |
| —adv | |
| 13. | soundly; deeply: now archaic except when applied to sleep |
| [Old English sund; related to Old Saxon gisund, Old High German gisunt] | |
| 'soundly2 | |
| —adv | |
| 'soundness2 | |
| —n | |
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sound
"narrow channel of water," c.1300, from O.N. sund "a strait, swimming," cognate with O.E. sund "power of swimming, water, sea," both from P.Gmc. *swumto-, from base *swem- (see swim (v.)).
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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.
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