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soundlessly

/ˈsaʊndləsli/ adv

In a manner that makes no noise.

Word Origin Soundlessly combines Latin sonus 'sound' with Old English -less (from leas 'lacking') and -ly (from lice 'like'). So it's 'in a sound-lacking way.' The Latin root sonus gives us sonic, sonorous, dissonance, and unison. The PIE root *swen- meant to sound. You can almost hear the silence in soundlessly.

adv In a manner that makes no noise.

The owl flew soundlessly through the night sky.

(副词) 无声地；寂静地

猫头鹰无声地飞过夜空。

(adverbio) silenciosamente; sin ruido; en silencio; sin hacer ruido [De manera que no produce ningún ruido.]

El búho voló silenciosamente por el cielo nocturno.

(adverbe) silencieusement; sans bruit; en silence [Sans produire le moindre bruit ; en silence absolu.]

Le hibou a volé **soundlessly** à travers le ciel nocturne.

(Adverb) lautlos; geräuschlos [Auf eine Weise, die keinen Laut von sich gibt.]

Die Eule flog **soundlessly** durch den Nachthimmel.

(副詞) 音を全く立てずに。 noiseless manner. 静かに。

ふくろうは夜空を音もなく飛んだ。

(advérbio) silenciosamente; em silêncio; sem ruído [De maneira que não produz nenhum ruído.]

A coruja voou silenciosamente pelo céu noturno.

Synonyms: silently noiselessly quietly mutely inaudibly still Antonyms: noisily loudly audibly clamorously
Word parts: sound + less + ly

Common collocations

move verb lip subst to prep mouth subst then adv from prep at prep

Related words

soundless resound resoundingly supersonic

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