sound

CEFRA2

/ˈsaʊ̯nd/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something that can be heard.

  2. 02

    adjective

    In good condition, sensible, or reliable.

Examples

  • He's a person of very sound judgement.

  • It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsæʊ̯nd/
  • /ˈsuːnd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Complete, solid, or secure.

  2. Having the property of soundness.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Quiet and deep.

More examples

In context

  • The air is a medium for sound.

  • Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.

  • In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After the checkup, the doctor said her heart was healthy and her body was blank.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous”), from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz (“healthy”), merged with synonymous Old English ġesund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund. Cognate with Scots sound, soun (“healthy, sound”), Saterland Frisian suund, gesuund (“healthy”), West Frisian sûn (“healthy”), Dutch gezond (“healthy, sound”), Low German sund, gesund (“healthy”), German gesund (“healthy, sound”), Danish sund (“healthy”), Swedish sund (“sound, healthy”). Possibly related also to Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick”), German geschwind (“fast, quick”), Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful,...