sound

1. 1. Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing.
   2. Transmitted vibrations of any frequency.
   3. The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium.
   4. Such sensations considered as a group.
2. A distinctive noise: a hollow sound.
3. The distance over which something can be heard: within sound of my voice.
4. Linguistics.
   1. An articulation made by the vocal apparatus: a vowel sound.
   2. The distinctive character of such an articulation: The words have the same sound.
5. A mental impression; an implication: didn't like the sound of the invitation.
6. Auditory material that is recorded, as for a movie.
7. Meaningless noise.
8. Music. A distinctive style, as of an orchestra or a singer.
9. Archaic. Rumor; report.

1. 1. To make or give forth a sound: The siren sounded.
   2. To be given forth as a sound: The fanfare sounded.
2. To present a particular impression: That argument sounds reasonable.

1. To cause to give forth or produce a sound: sounded the gong.
2. To summon, announce, or signal by a sound: sound a warning.
3. Linguistics. To articulate; pronounce: sound a vowel.
4. To make known; celebrate: "Nations unborn your mighty names shall sound" (Alexander Pope).
5. To examine (a body organ or part) by causing to emit sound; auscultate.

sound off

1. To express one's views vigorously: was always sounding off about higher taxes.
2. To count cadence when marching in military formation.

[Middle English soun, from Old French son, from Latin sonus.]

1. Free from defect, decay, or damage; in good condition.
2. Free from disease or injury. See synonyms at healthy.
3. Having a firm basis; unshakable: a sound foundation.
4. Financially secure or safe: a sound economy.
5. 1. Based on valid reasoning: a sound observation. See synonyms at valid.
   2. Free from logical flaws: sound reasoning.
   3. Logic. Of or relating to an argument in which all the premises are true and the conclusion follows from the premises.
6. Thorough; complete: a sound flogging.
7. Deep and unbroken; undisturbed: a sound sleep.
8. Free from moral defect; upright.
9. Worthy of confidence; trustworthy.
10. Marked by or showing common sense and good judgment; levelheaded: a sound approach to the problem.
11. Compatible with an accepted point of view; conservative.
12. Law. Legally valid.

Thoroughly; deeply: sound asleep.

[Middle English, from Old English gesund.]

noun

1. The sensation caused by vibrating wave motion that is perceived by the organs of hearing: noise, sonance. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. Range of audibility: earshot, hearing. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

verb

To have the appearance of: appear, look, seem. Idioms: strike one as (being). See surface/depth.

adjective

1. In excellent condition: entire, flawless, good, intact, perfect, unblemished, unbroken, undamaged, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, whole. See thrive/fail/exist.
2. Having good health: fit¹, hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, right, well², whole, wholesome. Idioms: fit as a fiddle, hale and hearty, in fine fettle. See health/sickness.
3. Not easily moved or shaken: firm¹, secure, solid, stable, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, unshakable. See continue/stop/pause, strong/weak.
4. Based on good judgment, reasoning, or evidence: cogent, just, solid, tight, valid, well-founded, well-grounded. See good/bad, reason/unreason.
5. Capable of being depended upon: dependable, reliable, responsible, solid, trustworthy, trusty. See trust/distrust.
6. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence: balanced, commonsensible, commonsensical, judicious, levelheaded, prudent, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, well-founded, well-grounded, wise¹. See reason/unreason, sane/insane.

verb

To test the attitude of. feel out, probe. Idioms: put out feelers, send up a trial balloon. See investigate.

Idioms beginning with sound:
sound as a bell
sound bite
sound off
sound out

See also safe and sound.

Definition: accepted, established
Antonyms: distrusted, flimsy, refused, rejected, unsound

adj

Definition: complete, healthy
Antonyms: incomplete, infirm, unfit, unhealthy, unreliable, unsound

adj

Definition: logical, reasonable
Antonyms: illogical, unbelievable, unfathomable, unreasonable, unreliable, unsound

n

Definition: something heard or audible
Antonyms: silence

v

Definition: produce noise
Antonyms: quiet

v. 1. ascertain (the depth of water), typically by means of a line or pole or using sound echoes.

2. find the depth of water in (a ship's hold).

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

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An oscillation in pressure of the atmosphere which is capable of being detected by the human ear.

The immediate object of auditory perception, although the way we hear sounds is affected by such factors as their context or our own musical experience and understanding. Sounds share the problems of secondary qualities: does a tree falling alone in the forest make any sound? See primary/secondary qualities.

Good physical condition; free from defects. See sane.

sound and disposing mind and memory language often used in a will as a declaration by the testator that he had testamentary capacity when he executed the will.

sound body free from disease or infirmity, 115 N.W. 869, 875.

sound mind able to know and understand the nature of one's acts, 181 S.W. 2d 369, 374; synonymous with testamentary capacity, 348 S.W. 2d 169, 172.

Having the capacity to perform the function for which the animal is about to be purchased or about to be accepted as an entrant in a contest. The expression is usually used with reference to horses. See also breeding soundness.

• s. certificate — a certificate setting out the identity of the animal, the client and the veterinarian, the date of the examination, the parts and functions examined, the abnormalities noted and the conclusion of the examining veterinarian as to the ability of the subject animal to perform the tasks expected of it.
• s. examination — a clinical, (including clinicopathological and radiological segments if appropriate) examination of an animal with a view to providing a certificate of soundness or suitability for sale.

Common misspelling(s) of sounds

• soudns

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lyd, sund, sonde, svømmeblære
v. intr. - lyde
v. tr. - lade lyde, udtale, forkynde

idioms:

• sound barrier    lydmur
• sound bite    lydklip
• sound card    lydkort
• sound effect    lydeffekt
• sound engineer    lydtekniker
• sound off    kæfte op
• sound out    sondere stemningen hos, sondere terrænet
• sound quality    lydkvalitet
• sound recording    lydoptagelse, lydgengivelse
• sound stage    lydscene
• sound system    lydsystem
• sound the alarm    slå alarm
• sound the retreat    blæse til tilbagetog
• sound track    tonespor, tonebånd, lydspor
• sound wave    lydbølge

2.
adj. - sund, rask, ubeskadiget
adv. - trygt

idioms:

• as sound as a bell    sund og rask
• safe and sound    i god behold
• sound asleep    sove trygt

3.
v. tr. - lodde, pejle
v. intr. - foretage lodninger
n. - sonde

4.
n. - sund

Nederlands (Dutch)
geluid, klank, baai, gezond, stevig, diep, verantwoord, deugdelijk, steekhoudend, klinken, schallen, galmen, luiden, rinkelen, peilen

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Phys) son, (TV, Radio, Vidéo) son, bruit, volume/son, (Mus) style, impression
v. intr. - sembler, paraître, faire/paraître, avoir l'air, sonner, hurler, (Zool) plonger en profondeur
v. tr. - faire retentir, (Mus, Mil) sonner, (Ling) prononcer, (Méd) ausculter, sonder, (Rail) sonder, (Naut) sonder, donner l'alarme

idioms:

• not like the sound of    ne dire rien (qui vaille), ne pas plaire, inquiéter
• sound barrier    mur du son
• sound bite    extrait d'une interview enregistrée
• sound card    (Comput) carte son
• sound effect    effet sonore
• sound engineer    ingénieur du son
• sound off    rebattre les oreilles aux gens (au sujet de)
• sound out    sonder, interroger
• sound quality    qualité du son
• sound recording    (gén) enregistrement du son, (Cin) prise de son
• sound stage    mise en scène
• sound system    sono
• sound the alarm    sonner l'alarme
• sound the retreat    sonner la retraite
• sound track    bande sonore
• sound wave    onde sonore

2.
adj. - solide, sain, bon, avisé, crédible, (Fin, Comm) sûr (un investissement), bonne (raclée), sensé, de bon ton, (TV, Radio) du son
adv. - sûrement, solidement, sainement, de manière sensée

idioms:

• as sound as a bell    en parfaite santé, solide comme un roc
• safe and sound    sain et sauf
• sound asleep    (dormir) à poings fermés

3.
v. tr. - mesurer/sonder la profondeur de (l'eau)
v. intr. - mesurer/sonder la profondeur de (l'eau)
n. - (Méd) sonde

4.
n. - (Géog) détroit

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Geräusch, Klang, Laut, Schall, Ton, Sund
v. - klingen, ertönen

idioms:

• not like the sound of    das hört sich nicht gut an
• sound barrier    Schallmauer
• sound bite    Kurzausschnitt aus einem aufgenommenen Interview
• sound card    Soundkarte
• sound effect    Geräuscheffekt
• sound engineer    Toningenieur
• sound off    herumerzählen
• sound out    ausfragen, herausbekommen
• sound quality    Tonqualität
• sound recording    Tonaufnahme
• sound stage    zur Tonaufnahme geeigneter Studioteil
• sound system    Tonsystem
• sound the alarm    Alarmanlage betätigen
• sound the retreat    zum Rückzug blasen
• sound track    Tonspur
• sound wave    Schallwelle

2.
adj. - gesund, vernünftig, solide, gehörig
adv. - tief

idioms:

• as sound as a bell    kerngesund, völlig intakt
• safe and sound    wohlbehalten
• sound asleep    in tiefem Schlaf

3.
v. - sondieren, erforschen
n. - Sund

4.
n. - Meerenge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ήχος, θόρυβος, απόσταση ακοής, (γεωγρ.) πορθμός, (ιχθυολ.) νηκτικός ασκός
v. - παράγω ήχο, ηχώ, ακούγομαι, (για κουδούνι κ.λπ.) σημαίνω, εκστομίζω, προφέρω, βυθομετρώ, βολιδοσκοπώ, σφυγμομετρώ, (ιατρ.) ακροώμαι, στηθοσκοπώ
adj. - γερός, ανθεκτικός, βάσιμος, εύλογος, ορθός, σωστός, ακλόνητος, βαθύς, αδιατάρακτος, ενδεδειγμένος, βιώσιμος, αψεγάδιαστος, συντηρητικός, ορθόδοξος
adv. - (που κοιμάται) βαριά

idioms:

• as sound as a bell    υγιέστατος, περδίκι
• safe and sound    σώος και αβλαβής
• sound asleep    βαθιά κοιμισμένος
• sound barrier    (φυσ.) φράγμα (της ταχύτητας) του ήχου
• sound bite    σύντομη δήλωση στα ΜΜΕ
• sound card    (Η/Υ) κάρτα ήχου
• sound effect    ηχητικό εφέ
• sound engineer    τεχνικός ήχου
• sound off    ξεσπάω, τα λέω χύμα και τσουβαλάτα, κάνω δηλώσεις
• sound out    βολιδοσκοπώ
• sound quality    ποιότητα ήχου
• sound recording    ηχητική εγγραφή
• sound stage    ηχομονωμένο στούντιο κινηματογράφησης
• sound system    σύστημα ήχου
• sound the alarm    χτυπώ συναγερμό
• sound the retreat    (στρατ., μτφ.) σαλπίζω υποχώρηση
• sound track    ηχοτροχιά (κινηματογραφικής κ.λπ. ταινίας), ηχητική μπάντα, μουσική επένδυση
• sound wave    ηχητικό κύμα, κύμα ήχου

Italiano (Italian)
suonare, sondare, fortemente, suono, baia, sano, forte, ben ponderato, consistente, solido, fondato

idioms:

• safe and sound    sano e salvo
• sound asleep    profondamente addormentato
• sound barrier    muro del suono
• sound bite    battuta ad effetto, poche note
• sound effect    effetto sonoro
• sound engineer    tecnico del suono
• sound off    esprimersi, lagnarsi
• sound out    interrogare
• sound quality    qualità sonora
• sound recording    registrazione sonora
• sound stage    studio di registrazione
• sound system    sistema sonoro
• sound the retreat    battere la ritirata
• sound track    colonna sonora
• sound wave    onda sonora
• the sound of    il suono di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - som (m), tom (m), ruído (m)
v. - ressoar, bater, rufar
adj. - saudável, sadio (m), forte, integro (m)
adv. - profundamente

idioms:

• safe and sound    são e salvo
• sound asleep    dormir profundamente
• sound barrier    barreira do som
• sound bite    trecho de discurso político transmitido pela TV/rádio
• sound effect    efeitos sonoros
• sound engineer    engenharia do som
• sound off    falar abertamente de maneira briguenta, contar cadência enquanto se marcha (mil.)
• sound out    tentar aprender sobre a perspectiva de outros
• sound quality    qualidade do som
• sound recording    gravação de som, registro de som
• sound stage    parte de um estúdio de filmagem onde a produção é feita
• sound system    aparelhagem eletrônica, stereo
• sound the retreat    bater em retirada
• sound track    faixa sonora, trilha sonora
• sound wave    onda sonora

Русский (Russian)
звук, шум, предел слышимости, звукозапись, зонд, звучать, извлекать звук, давать сигнал (звуковой), зондирование, создавать впечатление, произносить, зондировать, разузнавать, здоровый, доброкачественный, исправный, разумный, правильный, платежеспособный, законный

idioms:

• safe and sound    цел и невредим, жив-здоров
• sound asleep    крепко спящий
• sound barrier    звуковой барьер
• sound bite    отрывок из речи политического деятеля, передаваемый в новостях
• sound effect    звуковой эффект
• sound engineer    инженер звукозаписи, звукооператор, звукотехник
• sound off    болтать, ораторствовать, громко жаловаться или возмущаться, критиковать, подавать сигнал, замолчать, заткнуться
• sound out    дать понять, намекнуть, выведывать, разузнавать, зондировать
• sound quality    качество звука
• sound recording    звукозапись
• sound stage    звуковой киносъемочный павильон, павильон звукозаписи, тонателье
• sound system    система звукозаписи
• sound the retreat    давать сигнал к отходу, давать отбой
• sound track    фонограмма, звуковая дорожка
• sound wave    звуковая волна

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - sonido, ruido
v. intr. - sonar, tocar, hacer sonar, hacer ruido, resonar
v. tr. - sonar, tocar, tañer, pulsar

idioms:

• not like the sound of    (fig) oler mal, tener malos presentimientos
• sound barrier    barrera del sonido
• sound bite    extracto de una entrevista grabada escogida por su causticidad
• sound card    tarjeta de sonido
• sound effect    efecto de sonido, efecto sonoro
• sound engineer    ingeniero de sonido
• sound off    declamar, arengar, protestar a voz en grito
• sound out    interrogar, sondear, tantear, explorar
• sound quality    calidad de sonido
• sound recording    grabación sonora
• sound stage    escenario en el cual se filma y graba una película
• sound system    sistema de sonido
• sound the alarm    dar la alarma, tocar a rebato
• sound the retreat    batirse en retirada
• sound track    banda sonora
• sound wave    onda sonora

2.
adj. - sano, fuerte, sólido, bueno, seguro, resistente
adv. - gravemente, profundamente, sanamente, cuerdamente, sensatamente, sólidamente, firmemente, seguramente, vigorosamente

idioms:

• as sound as a bell    más sano que una manzana, muy seguro
• safe and sound    sano y salvo
• sound asleep    profundamente dormido

3.
v. tr. - sondar, sondear
v. intr. - esparcirse, divulgarse, echar la sonda, sumergirse
n. - sonda, algalia

4.
n. - estrecho, brazo de mar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ljud, ton, klang, sund
v. - ljuda, låta, blåsa, beordra, förkunna, sondera, pejla
adj. - frisk, fullgod, välgrundad
adv. - djupt, grundligt, med klokhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 声音, 响声, 喧闹声, 声, 音调, 发声, 响起, 听起来, 听上去, 发音, 被弄响, 被吹奏, 使发声, 使响起, 发...音, 通知, 敲击检查

idioms:

• as sound as a bell    十分健全
• safe and sound    安然无恙
• sound asleep    睡的很熟
• sound barrier    音障
• sound bite    新闻插播, 媒体隽语
• sound card    声卡
• sound effect    音效, 电影戏剧或广播节目中的人工仿造声音如打雷爆炸等
• sound engineer    录音师
• sound off    大发宏论
• sound out    试探
• sound quality    音效的质量
• sound recording    录音制品, 录音
• sound stage    摄影棚
• sound system    音响系统
• sound the alarm    发警报
• sound the retreat    发出撤退的信号
• sound track    声迹, 声带
• sound wave    声波, 音波

2. 健全的, 合理的, 可靠的, 彻底地, 充分地

3. 海峡, 海口, 海湾, 河口

4. 测...的水深, 试探, 探听, 测水深, 探测, 调查, 探针

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 聲音, 響聲, 喧鬧聲, 聲, 音調
v. intr. - 發聲, 響起, 聽起來, 聽上去, 發音, 被弄響, 被吹奏
v. tr. - 使發聲, 使響起, 發...音, 通知, 敲擊檢查

idioms:

• as sound as a bell    十分健全
• safe and sound    安然無恙
• sound asleep    睡的很熟
• sound barrier    音障
• sound bite    新聞插播, 媒體雋語
• sound card    音效卡
• sound effect    音效, 電影戲劇或廣播節目中的人工仿造聲音如打雷爆炸等
• sound engineer    錄音師
• sound off    大發宏論
• sound out    試探
• sound quality    音效的質量
• sound recording    錄音製品, 錄音
• sound stage    攝影棚
• sound system    音響系統
• sound the alarm    發警報
• sound the retreat    發出撤退的信號
• sound track    聲跡, 聲帶
• sound wave    聲波, 音波

2.
n. - 海峽, 海口, 海灣, 河口

3.
adj. - 健全的, 合理的, 可靠的
adv. - 徹底地, 充分地

4.
v. tr. - 測...的水深, 試探, 探聽
v. intr. - 測水深, 探測, 調查
n. - 探針

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 소리, (말 따위의) 인상, 들리는 범위
v. intr. - 소리가 들리다, ~에 관계하고 있다, 전해지다
v. tr. - 소리를 내다, (소리로) 알리다, (벽, 레일 등을) 두드려 조사하다

idioms:

• sound off    지껄이기 시작하다, 큰소리로 말하다
• sound out    탐지하다, 알아내다

2.
adj. - 건강한, 안정된, 견고하고 튼튼한
adv. - 충분히, 잘

idioms:

• as sound as a bell    매우 건장하여

3.
v. tr. - (물 깊이를) 재다, 탐침을 넣어 진찰하다, ~의 속을 떠보다
v. intr. - 수심을 재다, (측연 등이) 바닥에 닿다, 가능성을 타진하다
n. - (외과용) 소식자, 탐침

4.
n. - 좁은 해협, 후미, (물고기의) 부레

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 鳴る, 響く, 聞こえる, 発音する, 知らせる, たたいて調べる, 打診する, 水深を測る, 意向を探る
adj. - 健全な, 傷んでいない, 理にかなった, 堅実な, 十分な, 思う存分の
n. - 音, 音響, 騒音, ざわめき, 感じ, 調子, 海峡, 入り江
adv. - ぐっすりと

idioms:

• as sound as a bell    実に健康で
• sound a note    音で知らせる
• sound asleep    熟睡して
• sound barrier    音の障壁
• sound bite    一口宣伝効果
• sound effect    音響効果
• sound engineer    音響技師
• sound off    大声で言う, 勝手にまくしたてる
• sound out    考えを探る
• sound quality    音質
• sound recording    録音
• sound stage    サウンドステージ
• sound system    音響再生装置
• sound the alarm    警報音
• sound the retreat    後退の合図
• sound track    サウンドトラック, 映画音楽
• sound wave    音波

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمثانه ألهوائيه, مضيق, مغزى, ضجه, صوت (فعل) يتردد, يصوت, يغوص " ألحوت أو ألسمكه " فجأة, يلفظ, يذيع (صفه) معتمد, تام, شرعي, ثابت, صحيح, سليم (ظرف) على نحو عميق, على نحو ثابت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קול, צליל, נימה, הגה, אות‬
v. intr. - ‮נשמע, יצר רושם, האזין‬
v. tr. - ‮יצר רושם, צלצל, השמיע, תקע, בדק, ביטא, פרסם‬
adj. - ‮בריא, שלם, חסון, חזק, הגיוני, שפוי, שקול, מבוסס, יעיל‬
adv. - ‮באופן הגיוני, באופן שקול, באופן מבוסס, באופן מוצק‬
v. tr. - ‮מדד עומק (המים), ערך בדיקות לחולה, בדק‬
v. intr. - ‮מדד עומק (המים), בדק (ע"י כדור פורח), צלל (דג)‬
n. - ‮מחדר - מכשיר-בדיקה ניתוחי, בד"כ עם קצה עקום וקהה‬
n. - ‮מיצר, מיצר-ים‬

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