English word

Sound

Definitions

noun (1)

  1. a particular auditory impression : tone
  2. recorded auditory material
  3. a particular musical style characteristic of an individual, a group, or an area
  4. rumor, famearchaic
  5. the sensation perceived by the sense of hearing
  6. mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (such as air) and is the objective cause of hearing
  7. a speech sound
  8. value in terms of speech sounds
  9. meaningless noise
  10. the impression conveyed : import
  11. meaningobsolete
  12. hearing distance : earshot

Synonyms for sound

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • hearing
  • echo
  • logical
  • coherent
  • rational
  • reasonable
  • good
  • valid
  • sensible
  • strait
  • neck
  • channel
  • scale
  • plumb
  • fathom