sound
//ˈsaʊ̯nd//
Forms
- Comparative
- sounder
- Superlative
- soundest
- Comparative
- more sound
- Superlative
- most sound
- Plural
- sounds
Definitions
1.Healthy.
- In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work.
- He was safe and sound.
2.Complete, solid, or secure.
- Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.
- The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, / And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound.
- Refurbishing Okehampton station, kept basically sound under ownership by Devon Council, remains a work in progress and scheduled for completion next spring.
3.Having the property of soundness.
- I like the sound of the piano.
4.Good; acceptable; decent.(slang)
- That's a sound track you're playing.
- See that man over there? He's sound. You should get to know him.
- How are you? , I'm sound.
1.Soundly.
1.Yes; used to show agreement or understanding.(slang)
- I found my jacket., Sound.
1.A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- The warlike sound / Of trumpets loud and clarions.
- He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Nobody made a sound.
- Through all the Worlds are sounds, the noises of moving, and the echoes of voices and song; but upon the River is no sound ever heard, for there all echoes die.
2.A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #697
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
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Etymology
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.