sound
nouns
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
"the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
antonym
the subjective sensation of hearing something
"he strained to hear the faint sounds"
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
"falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
is a type of (narrower)
a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
"the sound awakened them"
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
a large ocean inlet or deep bay
"the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
is a type of (narrower)
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
"they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
verbs
appear in a certain way
"This sounds interesting"
announce by means of a sound
"sound the alarm"
cause to sound
"sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
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adjectives
financially secure and safe
"sound investments"; "a sound economy"
is similar to
financially sound
"a good investment"; "a secure investment"
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not broken; whole and intact; in one piece
"fortunately the other lens is unbroken"
see also
physically and mentally sound or healthy
"felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
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having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
"a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
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conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
"wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"
exercising or showing good judgment
"healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
"a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
is similar to
of good quality and condition; solidly built
"a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
in excellent physical condition
"good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
is derived from
free from moral defect
"a man of sound character"
is derived from
is similar to
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
"the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16
(of sleep) deep and complete
"a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
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