Meaning & Definition of Sound in English

1. The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

• "The sound of rain on the roof"

• "The beautiful sound of music"

2. The subjective sensation of hearing something

• "He strained to hear the faint sounds"

3. Mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

• "Falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"

4. The sudden occurrence of an audible event

• "The sound awakened them"

5. The audible part of a transmitted signal

• "They always raise the audio for commercials"

6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

7. A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

8. A large ocean inlet or deep bay

• "The main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

1. Appear in a certain way

• "This sounds interesting"

2. Make a certain noise or sound

• "She went `mmmmm'"

• "The gun went `bang'"

3. Give off a certain sound or sounds

• "This record sounds scratchy"

4. Announce by means of a sound

• "Sound the alarm"

5. Utter with vibrating vocal chords

6. Cause to sound

• "Sound the bell"

• "Sound a certain note"

7. Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

1. Financially secure and safe

• "Sound investments"

• "A sound economy"

2. Exercising or showing good judgment

• "Healthy scepticism"

• "A healthy fear of rattlesnakes"

• "The healthy attitude of french laws"

• "Healthy relations between labor and management"

• "An intelligent solution"

• "A sound approach to the problem"

• "Sound advice"

• "No sound explanation for his decision"

3. In good condition

• Free from defect or damage or decay

• "A sound timber"

• "The wall is sound"

• "A sound foundation"

4. In excellent physical condition

• "Good teeth"

• "I still have one good leg"

• "A sound mind in a sound body"

5. Logically valid

• "A sound argument"

6. Having legal efficacy or force

• "A sound title to the property"

7. Free from moral defect

• "A man of sound character"

8. (of sleep) deep and complete

• "A heavy sleep"

• "Fell into a profound sleep"

• "A sound sleeper"

• "Deep wakeless sleep"

9. Thorough

• "A sound thrashing"