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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sound2       [sound] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, adverb
–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.
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sound 2       (sound)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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soundness

noun
1. a state or condition free from damage or decay [ant: unsoundness] 
2. the quality of being prudent and sensible [syn: wisdom] [ant: unsoundness] 
3. the muscle tone of healthy tissue; "his muscular firmness" [syn: firmness] [ant: unsoundness] 

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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

soundness
The quality of being sound (2).

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Soundness

Sound"ness\, n. The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of faith.

Syn: Firmness; strength; solidity; healthiness; truth; rectitude.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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