wordless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid.
  2. Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wordless.wav

Word forms

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Etymology

From Middle English wordles, equivalent to word + -less. Compare Dutch woordeloos (“speechless, inexpressible in words”), German wortlos (“silent, speechless”), Danish ordløs (“wordless”), Swedish ordlös (“wordless”), Icelandic orðlaus (“wordless, speechless”).

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