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wordless.

Conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid.

  2. Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English wordles, equivalent to word + -less. Compare Dutch woordeloos (“speechless, inexpressible in words”), German wortlos (“silent, speechless”), Danish ordløs (“wordless”), Swedish ordlös (“wordless”), Icelandic orðlaus (“wordless, speechless”).

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