wordless
Americanadjective
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speechless, silent, or mute.
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not put into words; unexpressed.
adjective
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inarticulate or silent
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music of or relating to vocal music that is not provided with an articulated text
a wordless chorus
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of wordless
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at word, -less
Example Sentences
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And although they recall many wordless moments of repose between takes, the shoot enlivened the actors far more than it exhausted them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Then, when The Blind Man realizes that the rumored “Spirit of the Forest” is, in fact, this wounded, wordless being seeking nothing more than company, his reaction is not terror but tenderness.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
The most striking departures are the handful of wordless sequences of Hujar and Rosenkrantz posing in the manner of a fashion shoot, scored to snippets of Mozart’s Requiem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Its beat is a mix of drum machines, sequenced electronics and an acoustic kit, as tricky cymbal flourishes and field recordings of wordless voices echo somewhere in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
They look at each other, and it’s one of those lightning-fast wordless parental debates—if you can even call it a debate.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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