sound (adj.)

  1. financially secure and safe; sound investments; a sound economy'

  2. in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; a sound timber; the wall is sound; a sound foundation'

    sound (n.)

  1. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; the sound of rain on the roof; the beautiful sound of music'

  2. the subjective sensation of hearing something; he strained to hear the faint sounds

    [ Syn: auditory sensation ]

  3. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them'

  4. the sudden occurrence of an audible event; the sound awakened them'

  5. the audible part of a transmitted signal; they always raise the audio for commercials

    [ Syn: audio ]

  6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

    [ Syn: phone , speech sound ]

  7. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

    [ Syn: strait ]

  8. a large ocean inlet or deep bay; the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast'

    sound (adj.)

  1. exercising or showing good judgment; healthy scepticism; a healthy fear of rattlesnakes; the healthy attitude of French laws; healthy relations between labor and management; an intelligent solution; a sound approach to the problem; sound advice; no sound explanation for his decision

    [ Syn: healthy , intelligent , levelheaded , level-headed ]

  2. in excellent physical condition; good teeth; I still have one good leg; a sound mind in a sound body

    [ Syn: good ]

  3. logically valid; a sound argument

    [ Syn: reasoned , well-grounded ]

  4. having legal efficacy or force; a sound title to the property

    [ Syn: legal , effectual ]

  5. free from moral defect; a man of sound character'

  6. (of sleep) deep and complete; a heavy sleep; fell into a profound sleep; a sound sleeper; deep wakeless sleep

    [ Syn: heavy , profound , wakeless ]

  7. thorough; a sound thrashing'

    sound (v.)

  1. appear in a certain way; This sounds interesting'

  2. make a certain noise or sound; She went `Mmmmm; The gun went `bang

    [ Syn: go ]

  3. give off a certain sound or sounds; This record sounds scratchy'

  4. announce by means of a sound; sound the alarm'

  5. utter with vibrating vocal chords

    [ Syn: voice , vocalize , vocalise ]

  6. cause to sound; sound the bell; sound a certain note'

  7. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

    [ Syn: fathom ]

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