inaudible
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
inaudible (comparative more inaudible, superlative most inaudible)
- Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.
- Synonyms: quiet, silent, soundless, voiceless
- Antonyms: audible, loud, vocal
- Dogs can hear this whistle, but for people it is inaudible.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 267:
- At first his voice was almost inaudible; but soon the spirit mastered the body, and his hollow but distinct tones gained a supernatural strength.
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unable to be heard
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
inaudible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inaudibles)
Further reading
- “inaudible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “inaudible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “inaudible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.no.dibl/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
inaudible (plural inaudibles)
- inaudible (unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard)
- Synonym: audible
- (derogatory) unlistenable (very unpleasant to listen to)
- Synonym: (rare) inécoutable
- Antonym: qui s'écoute
Derived terms
- inaudiblement
Further reading
- “inaudible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inauˈdible/ [i.nau̯ˈð̞i.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -ible
- Syllabification: i‧nau‧di‧ble
Adjective
inaudible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inaudibles)
Further reading
- “inaudible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024