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wordless

[ wurd-lis ]

adjective

  1. speechless, silent, or mute.
  2. not put into words; unexpressed.


ˈwordless

/ ˈwɜːdlɪs /

adjective

  1. inarticulate or silent
  2. music of or relating to vocal music that is not provided with an articulated text

    a wordless chorus



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Derived Forms

  • ˈwordlessly, adverb
  • ˈwordlessness, noun

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Other Words From

  • wordless·ly adverb
  • wordless·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wordless1

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

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Example Sentences

The image is so familiar as to leave an art reviewer wordless.

This creative experiment in virtually wordless filmmaking, which we ended up calling Day One, freed us in so many ways.

The Caldecott-honored Red Book by Barbara Lehman has been described as “a wordless mind trip for tots.”

Behind the commonplace sentences, the hidden wordless Play also drew on towards its Curtain.

The verbose Marmot, wordless; the listless Slaughter, dominant.

Hitherto they had been voiceless, wordless, needing all their breath for their hard-labouring efforts to break down the gates.

The ice around Xenie's frozen heart melted at that wordless prayer.

He was, said Larry, grim and he rarely spoke; but a close, wordless friendship had developed between them.

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