nonsound

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noun

That which is not sound (something audible).

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Meanings

nounnonsound (countable and uncountable, plural nonsounds)

plural nonsounds

  1. countableuncountableThat which is not sound (something audible).

    She listened harder as the sound separated itself from the nonsound, and as her sleep separated from waking.

    2013, Rick Bass, All the Land to Hold Us
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    Consider other types of accompaniment: blinking lights, fans and streamers, a parade of candles. Design your nonsound accompaniment and your relation to it (instigator, victim, partner, background). Improvise.

    1988, Lynne Anne Blom, L. Tarin Chaplin, The Moment of Movement: Dance Improvisation, page 217

Origin

From non- + sound.

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APA

nonsound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsound

MLA

“nonsound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsound. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsound.

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