Meanings
adverbsoundlessly (comparative more soundlessly, superlative most soundlessly)
comparative more soundlessly · superlative most soundlessly
- In a manner that makes no noise.
Hassan kneed himself up, over, in, soundlessly, feet on floor, knife out, eyes like blunter knife trying to cut darkness.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 489
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwithout a sound
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Translations
Bulgarian безшумно
- безшумно (bezšumno)soundlessly
Danish lydløst
- lydløstsoundlessly
German lautlos, tonlos
- lautlossoundlessly
- tonlossoundlessly
- geräuschlossoundlessly
Norwegian Bokmål lydlaust, lydløst
- lydlaustsoundlessly
- lydløstsoundlessly
Polish bezdźwięcznie, bezgłośnie
- bezdźwięczniesoundlessly
- bezgłośniesoundlessly
- bezszelestniesoundlessly
Swedish ljudlöst
- ljudlöstsoundlessly
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APA
soundlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soundlessly
MLA
“soundlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soundlessly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soundlessly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soundlessly.
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