noiseless

noiseless
noise ► NOUN 1) a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or disturbing. 2) continuous or repeated loud, confused sounds. 3) (noises) conventional remarks expressing some emotion or purpose. 4) technical irregular fluctuations accompanying and tending to obscure an electrical signal.
► VERB 1) (usu. be noised about) dated talk about or make known publicly. 2) literary make much noise.
● noises off — Cf. ↑noises off
DERIVATIVES noiseless adjective.
ORIGIN Old French, from Latin nausea 'nausea, seasickness' .

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  • Noiseless — Noise less, a. Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as, the noiseless foot of time. [1913 Webster] So noiseless would I live. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {Noise less*ly}, adv. {Noise less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • noiseless — index mute, speechless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • noiseless — (adj.) c.1600, from NOISE (Cf. noise) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Noiselessly; noiselessness …   Etymology dictionary

  • noiseless — silent, quiet, *still, stilly Analogous words: *calm, tranquil, serene, placid Contrasted words: clamorous, *vociferous, strident, boisterous …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • noiseless — [adj] quiet hushed, hushful, inaudible, mute, muted, silent, soundless, speechless, still, voiceless, wordless; concept 594 Ant. clamorous, noisy …   New thesaurus

  • noiseless — [noiz′lis] adj. with little or no noise; very quiet noiselessly adv. noiselessness n …   English World dictionary

  • noiseless — noiselessly, adv. noiselessness, n. /noyz lis/, adj. accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter. [1595 1605; NOISE + LESS] Syn. inaudible, soundless. See still1. * * * …   Universalium

  • noiseless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. soundless, quiet, silent, hushed. See silence. Ant., noisy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Containing no noise] Syn. silent, still, soundless; see quiet 2 . 2. [Making no noise] Syn. voiceless,… …   English dictionary for students

  • noiseless — [[t]nɔ͟ɪzləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something or someone that is noiseless does not make any sound. The snow was light and noiseless as it floated down. Syn: silent Ant: loud Derived words: noiselessly ADV GRADED ADV with v I shut the door noiselessl …   English dictionary

  • noiseless — adjective Producing no noise; without noise. The movements of the cat were noiseless as it approached the mousehole …   Wiktionary

  • noiseless — /ˈnɔɪzləs/ (say noyzluhs) adjective making, or attended with, no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step. –noiselessly, adverb –noiselessness, noun …  

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