sound´less|ly

sound´less|ly
sound|less1 «SOWND lihs», adjective.
without sound; making no sound; quiet or silent; noiseless or still: »

soundless steps, a soundless night: ... a soundless waste, a trackless vacancy (Wordsworth).

sound´less|ly, adverb.
sound|less2 «SOWND lihs», adjective.
so deep that the bottom cannot be reached with a sounding line; unfathomable. »

the soundless depths of the ocean.

SYNONYM(S): fathomless.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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