Definition of 'sound'
Noun
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
Antonyms: silence quiet - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
Synonyms: auditory sensation - mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
- the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
Synonyms: audio - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Synonyms: phone speech sound - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
Synonyms: strait - a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
Verb
- appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
- make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
Synonyms: go - give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
- announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
Synonyms: voice vocalize vocalise
Antonyms: devoice - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
Synonyms: fathom
Adjective
- financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
Antonyms: unsound - 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"
Synonyms: healthy intelligent levelheaded level-headed - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
Antonyms: unsound - in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
Synonyms: good - logically valid; "a sound argument"
Synonyms: reasoned well-grounded - having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"
Synonyms: legal effectual - free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
- (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
Synonyms: heavy profound wakeless - thorough; "a sound thrashing"
