wordless
adjective
speechless, silent, or mute.
wordlessness
-
a word derived from
wordless.
Example Sentences
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When Shane sang, that silence, the awful wordlessness was defeated.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
It’s apt that at evening’s end, the performers stare out at the audience, in a period of serene wordlessness.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
“One reason for the terrible wordlessness of the experience is that you cannot observe fire really closely without becoming part of it.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2021
But “yes”, in a context of mutual respect, might be a joyful wordlessness; “no” might come in the guise of “not now”, “maybe later”, or even “well, OK then”.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2018
I can be free of words now, I can lapse back into wordlessness, I can sink back into the rhythms of transience as if into bed.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
