wordless

adjective

word·​less ˈwərd-ləs How to pronounce wordless (audio)
1
: not expressed in or accompanied by words
a wordless picture book
2
: silent, speechless
sat wordless throughout the meeting
wordlessly adverb
wordlessness noun

Examples of wordless in a Sentence

he stood wordless before his accusers a wordless fondness for each other
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End of an era: Blue Man Group, the wordless theatrical troupe of drumbeating, paint-splattering, baldheaded blue performers, will end its New York run after more than three decades and 17,000 performances. James Barron, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 In the show, a trio of wordless performers, bald and blue-skinned, turn all manner of tubes, drums and other devices into percussion instruments and pull off eye-popping stunts with marshmallows, paint and Cap’n Crunch cereal. Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024 Accordingly, Slow Horses has worked hard to feed into his persona, offering a slow trickle of wordless shots or small scenes of Harkness while gassing up his reputation as an assassin, a terrorist, and an all-around maniac. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024 Without spoiling too much, the jungle becomes the backdrop for a wordless dance, the two men getting to know each other under the skin. Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wordless 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wordless was in the 15th century

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“Wordless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordless. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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wordless

adjective
word·​less ˈwərd-ləs How to pronounce wordless (audio)
1
: not expressed in or having words
a wordless picture book
2
: silent sense 1, speechless
sat wordless throughout the meeting
wordlessly adverb
wordlessness noun

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