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Definitions for Soundness

[1] free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
[2] financially strong, secure, or reliable: a sound business; sound investments.
[3] competent, sensible, or valid: sound judgment.
[4] having no defect as to truth, justice, wisdom, or reason: sound advice.
[5] of substantial or enduring character: sound moral values.
[6] following in a systematic pattern without any apparent defect in logic: sound reasoning.
[7] uninterrupted and untroubled; deep: sound sleep.
[8] vigorous, thorough, or severe: a sound thrashing.
[9] free from moral defect or weakness; upright, honest, or good; honorable; loyal.
[10] having no legal defect: a sound title to property.
[11] theologically correct or orthodox, as doctrines or a theologian.
[12] deeply; thoroughly: sound asleep.
[13] a periodic disturbance in the pressure or density of a fluid or in the elastic strain of a solid, produced by a vibrating object. It has a velocity in air at sea level at 0°C of 331 metres per second (741 miles per hour) and travels as longitudinal waves (as modifier ) a sound wave
[14] (modifier) of or relating to radio as distinguished from television sound broadcasting ; sound radio
[15] the sensation produced by such a periodic disturbance in the organs of hearing
[16] anything that can be heard
[17] a particular instance, quality, or type of sound the sound of running water
[18] volume or quality of sound a radio with poor sound
[19] the area or distance over which something can be heard to be born within the sound of Big Ben
[20] the impression or implication of something I don't like the sound of that
[21] phonetics the auditory effect produced by a specific articulation or set of related articulations
[22] (often plural) slang music, esp rock, jazz, or pop
[23] to cause (something, such as an instrument) to make a sound or (of an instrument, etc) to emit a sound
[24] to announce or be announced by a sound to sound the alarm
[25] (intr) (of a sound) to be heard
[26] (intr) to resonate with a certain quality or intensity to sound loud
[27] (copula) to give the impression of being as specified when read, heard, etc to sound reasonable
[28] (tr) to pronounce distinctly or audibly to sound one's consonants
[29] (intr usually foll by in ) law to have the essential quality or nature (of) an action sounding in damages
[30] free from damage, injury, decay, etc
[31] firm; solid; substantial a sound basis
[32] financially safe or stable a sound investment
[33] showing good judgment or reasoning; sensible; wise sound advice
[34] valid, logical, or justifiable a sound argument
[35] holding approved beliefs; ethically correct; upright; honest
[36] (of sleep) deep; peaceful; unbroken
[37] thorough; complete a sound examination
[38] British informal excellent
[39] law (of a title, etc) free from defect; legally valid
[40] constituting a valid and justifiable application of correct principles; orthodox sound theology
[41] logic (of a deductive argument) valid (of an inductive argument) according with whatever principles ensure the high probability of the truth of the conclusion given the truth of the premises another word for consistent (def. 5b)
[42] soundly; deeply: now archaic except when applied to sleep
[43] to measure the depth of (a well, the sea, etc) by lowering a plumb line, by sonar, etc
[44] to seek to discover (someone's views, etc), as by questioning
[45] (intr) (of a whale, etc) to dive downwards swiftly and deeply
[46] med to probe or explore (a bodily cavity or passage) by means of a sound to examine (a patient) by means of percussion and auscultation
[47] med an instrument for insertion into a bodily cavity or passage to dilate strictures, dislodge foreign material, etc
[48] a relatively narrow channel between two larger areas of sea or between an island and the mainland
[49] an inlet or deep bay of the sea
[50] the air bladder of a fish
[51] the Sound a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand (Denmark), linking the Kattegat with the Baltic: busy shipping lane; spanned by a bridge in 2000. Length of the strait: 113 km (70 miles). Narrowest point: 5 km (3 miles) Danish name: Øresund Swedish name: Öresund

Words related to Soundness

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Origin of Soundness

21150–1200; Middle English sund, Old English gesund (see y-); cognate with Dutch gezond, German gesund

Other words from Soundness

sound·ly , adverb
sound·ness , noun

Word origin for Soundness

Old English sund swimming, narrow sea; related to Middle Low German sunt strait; see sound ³

Synonyms for Soundness

correctness, durability, integrity, solidity, solvency, heartiness, integrality, solidarity, stability, strength, truth, weight, wit, horse sense, levelheadedness