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Wordless — Word less, a. Not using words; not speaking; silent; speechless. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wordless — index mute, speechless, tacit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wordless — [wʉrd′lis] adj. 1. without words; speechless 2. not expressed or not capable of being expressed in words wordlessly adv. wordlessness n … English World dictionary
wordless — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)dləs[/t]] 1) ADJ You say that someone is wordless when they do not say anything, especially at a time when they are expected to say something. [LITERARY] She stared back, now wordless... Here and there, husbands sit in wordless despair … English dictionary
wordless — adjective Date: 15th century 1. not expressed in or accompanied by words < a wordless picture book > 2. silent, speechless < sat wordless throughout the meeting > • wordlessly adverb • wordlessness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
wordless — word|less [ˈwə:dləs US ˈwə:rd ] adj without using words = ↑silent ▪ a wordless prayer ▪ She threw her arms around him in wordless grief … Dictionary of contemporary English
wordless — adjective without words; silent: a wordless prayer … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wordless — word ► NOUN 1) a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used to form sentences with others. 2) a remark or statement. 3) (a word) even the smallest amount of something spoken or written: don t believe a word. 4) (words) angry… … English terms dictionary
wordless — adjective expressed without speech a mute appeal a silent curse best grief is tongueless Emily Dickinson the words stopped at her lips unsounded unspoken grief choking exasperation and wordless shame Thomas Wolfe • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Wordless Functional Analysis — is a method of musical analysis developed in the 1950s by the Austrian born British musician and writer Hans Keller. The method is remarkable in that, unlike other forms of musical analysis, it is designed to be presented in musical sound alone … Wikipedia
Wordless Book — A Wordless Book is a Christian evangelistic device. Evidence points to it being invented by the famous London Baptist preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon, in [http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/3278.htm a message given on January 11] , 1866 to several… … Wikipedia
