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wordlessness

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word⋅less

  [wurd-lis]
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–adjective
1. speechless, silent, or mute.
2. not put into words; unexpressed.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME; see word, -less

Related forms:
word⋅less⋅ly, adverb
word⋅less⋅ness, noun
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word·less   (wûrd'lĭs)   
adj.  

  1. Not expressed in words; unspoken. wordless animosity; wordless joy.

  2. Inarticulate; silent: wordless spectators.

word'less·ly adv., word'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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