Wordless: meaning, definitions and examples

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wordless

 

[ หˆwษ™rdlษ™s ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

feeling

Unable to express one's thoughts or feelings in words; silent or speechless.

Synonyms

inarticulate, mute, silent, speechless

Examples of usage

  • He stood there, wordless, unable to find the right words to express his emotions.
  • She was so overwhelmed with gratitude that she was left completely wordless.
  • The beauty of the scene left him wordless, unable to describe it in any way.
  • I was left completely wordless by the unexpected turn of events.
  • The news of his passing left us all wordless with grief.

Translations

Translations of the word "wordless" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sem palavras

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเคฟเคจเคพ เคถเคฌเฅเคฆเฅ‹เค‚ เค•เฅ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช wortlos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tanpa kata

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑะตะท ัะปั–ะฒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ bez sล‚รณw

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่จ€่‘‰ใฎใชใ„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท sans mots

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sin palabras

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kelimesiz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ง ์—†๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจู„ุง ูƒู„ู…ุงุช

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ beze slov

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ bez slov

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ— ่จ€

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ brez besed

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ orรฐlaus

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัำฉะทัั–ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฃแƒกแƒ˜แƒขแƒงแƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sรถzsรผz

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sin palabras

Etymology

The word 'wordless' originated in the late 16th century, derived from the combination of 'word' and the suffix '-less', meaning 'lacking'. It captures the idea of being unable to express oneself in words, often due to intense emotions or overwhelming circumstances.

See also: foreword, reword, rewording, worded, wordily, wordiness, wording, wordlessly, wordplay, wordsmith, wordy.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #26,585, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.