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soundness

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[sound-nis] / ˈsaʊnd nɪs /

noun

  1. freedom from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; health or good condition.

    Homebuyers should engage a professional home inspector to check the property's safety and soundness.

  2. the fact or quality of being financially strong, secure, or reliable.

    Over the next few months, more reports began to surface that put the soundness of his investments into question.

  3. the fact or quality of being well-informed or well-founded, sensible, valid, etc..

    My criticisms were about soundness of judgment, not about his intelligence or integrity.

  4. (of sleep) the fact or quality of being uninterrupted and deep.

    Caffeine altered participants’ estimates of the time it took to fall asleep as well as the soundness of sleep.

  5. freedom from moral weakness or defect.

    Integrity is soundness of character—being honest and reliable, and true to yourself in matters of conscience.

  6. freedom from theological error.

    Persons are received into the assembly based on adequate testimony to their conversion, soundness of doctrine, and holiness of life.

  7. the fact or quality of being vigorous, thorough, or severe.

    The 21–10 score does not accurately measure the soundness of the beating Ohio State administered to the Spartans.

Etymology

Origin of soundness

sound 2 ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

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A Fundamental Soundness The longer our Government lasts, the more stable it is.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Soundness and sincerity" had been his motto throughout his life, and on that principle his prosperity had been founded.

From An Engagement of Convenience A Novel by Zangwill, Louis

Soundness continues so long as the opening at the coronet remains clear.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Soundness in the use of language consists in being able to put the right word in the right place.

From The Intellectual Life by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

A good Constitution appears in the Soundness and Vigour of the Parts, not in the Squeamishness of the Stomach; And a false Delicacy is Affectation, not Politeness.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph

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