Wordless (Adjective)
Meaning
Expressed without speech; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The tears in her eyes conveyed a wordless apology that no amount of explanation could match.
- The wordless exchange between the two former lovers was filled with tension and unresolved feelings.
- As she left the funeral, her wordless sorrow was palpable to everyone around her.
- There was a wordless understanding between the best friends that transcended language or explanation.
- Her mother's wordless reprimand was enough to make her feel guilty and ashamed of her actions.