Unsounded (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The letter "k" in "knead" is often unsounded in informal speech.
- In the word "island", the "s" is unsounded, making it pronounced as "iland".
- The "p" in "psychology" is unsounded, making the word start with a silent sound.
- In the word "gnome", the "g" is unsounded, giving it a unique pronunciation.
- The "b" in "dumb" is unsounded, resulting in a pronunciation that sounds like "dum".
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns".
Classification
All adjective clusters.