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absonant

adj.
C2 Proficiency ab·so·nant Archaic

adj. not having any sound or being completely silent. This word is very old and you will only see it in very old books or poems.

adj. silent or devoid of sound.


SIMPLE

The absonant silence of the night was broken by a single cry.

CONTEXTUAL

In the ancient manuscript, the poet described the absonant hush that fell over the valley during the storm.

COMPLEX

The philosopher argued that true wisdom requires an absonant mind, one that can listen to the silence between words rather than merely reacting to the noise of the world.

Origin

From ab- + sonant, from Latin sonans (“sound”).

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