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wordlessness

/ˈwɝdɫəsnəs/ noun

The state of being wordless, speechlessness.

Word Origin Word comes from Proto-Germanic wurda-, from PIE *were- 'to speak.' Wordless means without words, and wordlessness is the state of being wordless. The -less suffix from lausaz 'free from' and -ness from Old English nes 'state' combine to make an abstract noun. The same root gives us wordy, reword, password, and crossword. So wordlessness is the condition of speechlessness, a void of words.

noun The state of being wordless, speechlessness. countable

Her overwhelming emotion left her in a state of complete wordlessness.

(名词) 无言；沉默

她 overwhelming 的情绪让她陷入完全的无言状态。

(sustantivo) El estado de estar sin palabras; mudez.

Su abrumadora emoción la dejó en un estado de completo mudez.

(nom) État d'une personne qui est sans paroles, incapable de s'exprimer sous l'effet d'une émotion intense ou pour une autre raison.

Son émotion accablante l'a laissée dans un état de mutisme complet.

(Substantiv) Sprachlosigkeit; Wortlosigkeit [Der Zustand, keine Worte finden zu können; Sprachlosigkeit.]

Ihre überwältigende Emotion ließ sie in völliger **Wordlessness** zurück.

(名詞) 言葉が出ない状態、黙り込んだ状態。

抑えきれない感情がこみ上げ、彼女は完全に言葉もない状態になった。

(substantivo) mudez; emudecimento; falta de palavras [O estado de estar sem palavras; mudez; falta de fala.]

Sua emoção avassaladora a deixou em um estado de completo mutismo.

Synonyms: silence muteness speechlessness voicelessness quietness Antonyms: speech loquacity verbosity talkativeness
Word parts: word + less + ness

Related words

wording wordy wordage reword

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