noiseless

[noiz-lis]

adjective

1. accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet.

   a noiseless step;

   I got a new noiseless keyboard for my computer.

   Synonyms: soundless, inaudible

noiseless

/ ˈnɔɪzlɪs /

adjective

1. making little or no sound; silent

Other Word Forms

• noiselessly adverb
• noiselessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of noiseless¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; noise + -less

Synonym Study

See still ¹.

Example Sentences

It was the noiseless gait of someone who had spent long years moving silently in the dark, so as not to disturb the performance.

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At the sound of his seemingly noiseless call, Bertha hopped forward.

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Meanwhile, I filled noiseless spaces with nervous chatter.

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To explore the quantum algorithm's performance in an ideal noiseless setting, JPMorgan Chase and Argonne jointly developed a simulator to evaluate the algorithm's performance at scale.

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Mr. Smith-Connor recently became emotional while speaking outside of a courthouse and defending his noiseless invocations.

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