inarticulateness

noun

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as in voicelessness

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  1. inarticulacy
  2. muteness
  3. speechlessness
Noun
  • The series builds scene after scene on the blustery pleasures of its characters’ inarticulacy and delivers a virtual dissertation on unwarranted bravado.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
Definition of inarticulacy
Noun
  • Audrey Hudson, twenty-four, is a gifted battlefield surgeon who feigns muteness to comfort Carter Reynolds, a combat soldier deafened by an explosion.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Her media muteness gave her an icy cool, letting her work do the talking, both attributes that many luxury brands aspire to.
    — Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of muteness
Noun
  • There is no better illustration of speechlessness being deployed as a weapon, forcing the loquacious, as if at gunpoint, to fill the void with words.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Both men regularly bash Trump during their monologues, but the president’s tirade against the Pope left them puzzled to the point of near-speechlessness.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of speechlessness
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“Inarticulateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inarticulateness. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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