Hyper Dictionary

English Dictionary Computer Dictionary Thesaurus Dream Dictionary Medical Dictionary


Search Dictionary:  

Meaning of SPEECHLESS

Pronunciation:  'speechlis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"
 
 Websites: 
 
 Synonyms: dumb, inarticulate, unarticulate
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Speech"less\, a.
1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech.
2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent.
         Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear.
                                               --Addison.
   -- {Speech"less*ly}, adv. -- {Speech"less*ness}, n.
 
 Websites: 
 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2000-2003 WEBNOX CORP. HOME | ABOUT HYPERDICTIONARY