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wordless adjective
/ˈwɜːd.ləs/
/ˈwɝːd-/ adj Definition
without any words
We sat in wordless contemplation of the view.
wordlessly adverb
/ˈwɜːd.lə.sli//ˈwɝːd-/ adv to stare/nod/point wordlessly
(Definition of wordless adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- be lost for words
- bite your tongue
- clam up
- draw a veil over sth
- dumbly
- hold your tongue
- incommunicado
- keep yourself to yourself
- let sth rest
- not be on speaking terms
- pipe down
- silence n (NO SPEAKING)
- silence v
- Silence is golden.
- silent
- tight-lipped
- uncommunicative
- unsaid
- You could have heard a pin drop.
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