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Meaning of "speechlessness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPEECHLESSNESS

speechlessness  [ˈspiːtʃləsnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPEECHLESSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Speechlessness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPEECHLESSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of speechlessness in the English dictionary

The definition of speechlessness in the dictionary is the condition of being unable to speak. Other definition of speechlessness is the condition of being temporarily deprived of speech, usually because something has shocked, surprised, or upset you.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPEECHLESSNESS


airlessness
ˈɛələsnəs
boundlessness
ˈbaʊndləsnəs
effortlessness
ˈɛfətləsnəs
endlessness
ˈɛndləsnəs
fabulousness
ˈfæbjʊləsnəs
fatherlessness
ˈfɑːðələsnəs
flawlessness
ˈflɔːləsnəs
godlessness
ˈɡɒdləsnəs
harmlessness
ˈhɑːmləsnəs
heedlessness
ˈhiːdləsnəs
jealousness
ˈdʒɛləsnəs
landlessness
ˈlændləsnəs
limitlessness
ˈlɪmɪtləsnəs
matchlessness
ˈmætʃləsnəs
meaninglessness
ˈmiːnɪŋləsnəs
mindlessness
ˈmaɪndləsnəs
seamlessness
ˈsiːmləsnəs
statelessness
ˈsteɪtləsnəs
weightlessness
ˈweɪtləsnəs
worklessness
ˈwɜːkləsnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPEECHLESSNESS

speech sound
speech synthesis
speech synthesiser
speech synthesizer
speech therapist
speech therapy
speech training
speech-reading
speechcraft
speechful
speechfulness
speechification
speechified
speechifier
speechifies
speechify
speechifying
speechless
speechlessly
speechwriter

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPEECHLESSNESS

biliousness
business
callousness
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
obviousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
seriousness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of speechlessness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «speechlessness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPEECHLESSNESS

Find out the translation of speechlessness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of speechlessness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «speechlessness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

失语症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mudez
570 millions of speakers

English

speechlessness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

speechlessness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوجوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

немоты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mudez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাকরোধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mutisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bersuara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sprachlosigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

speechlessness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

speechlessness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ujar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

speechlessness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேச்சற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्भयपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suskunluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mutismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpowiednich słów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

німоти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fara cuvinte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sprakeloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

speechlessness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

speechlessness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of speechlessness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEECHLESSNESS»

The term «speechlessness» is normally little used and occupies the 132.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEECHLESSNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about speechlessness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEECHLESSNESS»

Discover the use of speechlessness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to speechlessness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Overcoming Speechlessness: A Poet Encounters the Horror in ...
Here is her testimony. Bearing witness to the depravity and cruelty, she presents the stories of the individuals who crossed her path and shared their tales of suffering and courage.
Alice Walker, 2011
2
Jeremiah's and Ezekiel's Sign-Acts: Rhetorical Nonverbal ...
There are numerous verbalized prophecies against the nations (Ezek. 26.1; 29.1; 30.20; 31.1) dated between the date of 24.1 and that of 33.21, which thereby necessitates dating the onset of the speechlessness only after the third month of the ...
Kelvin G. Friebel, 1999
3
The Book of Ezekiel: Chapters 1-24
Furthermore, it fails to account for the grandeur and aloofness of his imagery, the depth of his theology, and the literary quality of his work.30 The later association of Ezekiel's speechlessness with his role as a sign (moped) to Israel ...
Daniel I. Block, 1997
4
Images of Illness in the Gospel of Luke: Insights of Ancient ...
5.7.2 Speechlessness in the Corpus Hippocraticum The inability to speak is discussed in various texts of the Corpus Hippocraticum. In this context, a reader encounters a variety of expressions that identify the patient's condition descriptively ...
Annette Weissenrieder, 2003
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The Love of Nature and the End of the World: The Unspoken ...
William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell To move from speechlessness to speech requires a person — perhaps a wiser part of ourselves — who can hear and receive our experience. As we are heard, we become able to hear our ...
Shierry Weber Nicholsen
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Interruptions
Speechlessness. When one becomes speechless, voice gives out. It is not words and meanings that fail one, but sounds. Not the sounds with which the words of the language are put together, but the sounds that come out of me and in which I  ...
Hans-Jost Frey, 1996
7
Adorno: The Recovery of Experience
The problem with the critique of instrumental reason in Adorno, Habermas is suggesting, is its “speechlessness.” The critique of instrumental reason cannot say what it is that suffers under the sway of instrumental think- ing. The problem for ...
Roger Foster, 2012
8
The Comedy of Language: Studies in Modern Comic Literature
He thinks words fail him, he thinks that because words fail him he's on his way to my speechlessness, to being speechless with my speechlessness . . ." (Stories, 91-2). This illuminates Beckett's narrative technique in Watt. Beckett makes ...
Fred Miller Robinson, 1980
9
Beckett Remembering/Remembering Beckett: A Celebration
[On speechlessness] A résumé of what Sam said: The ideas of speech arising from speechlessness and old age, or the imminence of death providing a kind of mental clarity whereby the definitive speech could bemadeatlast,were inextricably ...
Samuel Beckett, James Knowlson, Elizabeth Knowlson, 2014
10
Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos: A Study in the Book of Ezekiel
problem lies in the seeming contradiction between Ezekiel's speechlessness and his prophetic role as a communicator of God's messages. Briefly stated, the questions that these texts raise are: is the speechlessness literal or metaphorical ?
S. Tamar Kamionkowski, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEECHLESSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term speechlessness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Josh Smith The Enigma
Not the good speechless either. The speechlessness that happens when you're taking orders at a burger joint and the customer asks for a cheeseburger without ... «Space City Scoop, Jul 15»
2
SBOE's willful ignorance troubling
Look, it's hard to convey speechlessness in a column. Anyway, Hardy's willful ignorance merits the attention she has received, but the real star of that 2010 ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
3
Germany, Cuba sign framework accords
Steinmeier said Thursday that the time had come for Germany to "readjust" relations and end a long period of "speechlessness and estrangement." "We find ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
4
Alone but in touch with the world
Her mind is a whirlpool — panic mixed with observation mixed with speechlessness mixed with a hundred different voices ringing a hundred different alarm bells ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
5
Every Day Should Be E-Mail Debt Forgiveness Day
Everyone has e-mails to which he cannot bring himself to respond, for reasons of anxiety, speechlessness, or cowardice. These e-mails get marked as read but ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
6
24 Hours in Advertising: Friday, Feb. 20, 2015
A series of new ads from the Oscars leading up to the big show this weekend point to those moments of joy and speechlessness actors and actresses sometimes ... «Adweek, Feb 15»
7
Russell Brand Left In Rare Moment Of Speechlessness By This Man …
Russell Brand was rendered momentarily speechless on Thursday's Question Time after an audience member suggested he stand for parliament. It all began ... «Huffington Post UK, Dec 14»
8
Why a conservative, white evangelical leader keeps talking about …
The news rendered him “literally speechless,” he said. Moore was stunned and didn't know what to say. But his speechlessness didn't last for long. (Southern ... «Washington Post, Dec 14»
9
Granny's speechlessness over grandkids' toplessness
DEAR ABBY: Two of my granddaughters have posted pictures on Instagram that show them facing away from the camera with their bottoms covered and their ... «Philly.com, Oct 14»
10
Shredded nerves & speechless stars
Player of the Match Sinead Fowley found it hard to find words but it was that speechlessness that summed up what it meant to Dromahair's players - “Absolutely ... «Leitrim Observer, Sep 14»

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