Meaning of sound
Definition of sound
(adj)
financially
secure
and safe; "sound investments"; "a
sound
economy"
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"
in
excellent
physical
condition; "good teeth"; "I
still
have
one
good
leg"; "a
sound
mind
in a
sound
body"
logically
valid; "a
sound
argument"
having legal
efficacy
or force; "a
sound
title
to the property"
vigorous
or severe; "a
sound
thrashing"
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"
complete; thorough; "politicians
have
no
sound
grasp
of
technology
issues"; "he has a
sound
understanding
of the law"
(noun)
the
particular
auditory
effect
produced by a
given
cause; "the
sound
of
rain
on the roof"; "the
beautiful
sound
of music"
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"
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"
(phonetics) an
individual
sound
unit
of
speech
without
concern
as to whether or not it is a
phoneme
of
some
language
a
narrow
channel
of the sea
joining
two
larger
bodies of
water
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'"
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
cause
to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a
certain
note"
measure
the
depth
of (a
body
of water) with a
sounding
line
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