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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";
   - 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 sound for commercials";
   - audio
    
6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
   - phone, speech sound
    
7. A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
   - strait
    
8. A large ocean inlet or deep bay
   "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

1. Appear in a certain way
   "This sounds interesting"
    
2. Make a certain noise or sound
   "She sounded 'Mmmmm'";
   - 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
   - voice, vocalize, vocalise [Brit]
    
6. Cause to sound
   "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
    
7. Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
   - fathom

1. Financially secure and safe
   "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
    
2. In good condition; free from defect, damage or decay
   "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
    
3. Exercising or showing good judgment
   "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision";
   - healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed
    
4. In excellent physical condition
   "a sound mind in a sound body";
   - good
    
5. Logically valid
   "a sound argument";
   - reasoned, well-grounded
    
6. Having legal efficacy or force
   "a sound title to the property";
   - legal, effectual
    
7. Vigorous or severe
   "a sound thrashing"
    
8. Free from moral defect
   "a man of sound character"
    
9. (of sleep) deep and complete
   "a sound sleeper";
   - heavy, profound, wakeless
    
10. Complete; thorough
    "politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues"; "he has a sound understanding of the law"

Derived forms: sounding, sounds, sounded, soundest, sounder

See also: complete, deep, dependable, fit, good, healthy, reasonable, righteous, safe, secure, sensible, solid, sound off, stable, strong, substantial, unbroken, undamaged, uninjured, valid, wholesome

Type of: aesthesis, announce, appear, articulate, auditory communication, body of water, cause to be perceived, channel, denote, enounce, enunciate, esthesis [US], happening, language unit, linguistic unit, look, measure, mechanical phenomenon, natural event, occurrence, occurrent, pronounce, quantify, quantitate, say, seem, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, sound out, sound property, water

Antonym: quiet, unsound

Part of: telecasting, television, TV, utterance, video, vocalization

Encyclopedia: Sound, Lerwick