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Soundness

Definition: Soundness

Soundness

Noun

1. A state or condition free from damage or decay.

2. The quality of being prudent and sensible.

3. The firmness and tone of healthy tissue: "his muscle firmness".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "soundness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)


Specialty Definition: Soundness

DomainDefinition

Building & Civil Engineering

The Le Chatelier method for soundness is a simple test to determine whether undue expansion is likely to occur. Source: European Union. (references)

Meteorology & Standards

State of a solid free from cracks, flaws or fissures and from any variation from an accepted standard of quality. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Soundness

Synonyms: firmness (n), wisdom (n), wiseness (n). (additional references)
Antonym: unsoundness (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Soundness

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Health

Noun: health, sanity; soundness; Adjective: vigor; good health, perfect health, excellent health, rude health, robust health; bloom. mens sana in corpore sano; Hygeia; incorruption, incorruptibility; good state of health, clean bill of health; eupepsia; euphoria, euphory; St. Anthony's fire.

Orthodoxy

Noun: orthodoxy; strictness, soundness, religious truth, true faith; truth; soundness of doctrine.

Sanity

Noun: sanity; soundness; Adjective: rationality, sobriety, lucidity, lucid interval; senses, sober senses, right mind, sound mind, mens sana.

Stability

Noun: stability; immutability; Adjective: unchangeability; Adjective: unchangeableness; constancy; stable equilibrium, immobility, soundness, vitality, stabiliment, stiffness, ankylosis, solidity, aplomb.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Soundness

English words defined with "soundness": Eucrasy, EupepsyintegrityOrthodoxlyRedintegratesolidlywholesome. (references)
Specialty definitions using "soundness": bend testCAMELS, complete inference system, cosmetic treatmentdiamond gradeFarm Credit Act of 1971, Farm Credit Administration, federal thrift regulator, Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990INSPECTOR, PROCESSINGKitemechanical joint, mechanical means of obtaining soundnessnondestructive testingOffice of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversightscheduled items, sounding the topTREATING INSPECTOR. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Soundness

DomainTitle

Books

  • Bank Soundness and Macroeconomic Policy (reference)

  • Concepts of Actuarial Soundness in Pension Plans (reference)

  • Government-sponsored Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1991 : hearings before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seco (reference)

  • Horse Conformation As to Soundness and Performance (reference)

  • No Foot, No Horse: Foot Balance, the Key to Soundness and Performance (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Soundness

AuthorQuotation

Froude

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Soundness

TitleAuthorQuote

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Her small hand felt his arm, felt the soundness of his muscles.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Soundness

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

These tests, most of which can be performed on a sample of blood, probe the soundness of the various parts of the immune system. (references)

Business

The second group is also considered by the GOU for privatization in order to apply principles of corporate management and increase their soundness. (references)

Economic History

Yemen

Both of these cases demonstrate the soundness of Yemen's basic IPR laws. (references)

Uae

In today's economic climate, a US franchisor must focus on the financial soundness of the potential franchisee. (references)

Guatemala

Evaluating the financial health or soundness of financial groups or their constituent elements is therefore problematic. (references)

Trade

Honduras

The soundness and reliability of the Honduran financial system were tested in 1999, especially by the bankruptcy (through fraud and mismanagement) of Bancorp bank. (references)

Romania

The NBR is responsible for supervising all commercial banks and establishes rules and regulations to ensure their soundness, including setting minimum reserve requirements, solvency ratios, loan exposure limits, and financial reporting requirements. (references)

Ukraine

Project aims at: (i) autonomy and independence of the National Bank of Ukraine in the provision of monetary stability and the health and soundness of the banking system; (ii) improved monitoring and regulation of commercial banks; and (iii) creating a favorable environment for the future development and structure of the banking sector in Ukraine. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Soundness

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969Our balance of payments deficit has declined and the soundness of our dollar is unquestioned.

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Usage Frequency: Soundness

"Soundness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Soundness" is used about 91 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%9134,491

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Soundness

Expressions using "soundness": mechanical means of obtaining soundness mental soundness soundness of doctrine soundness of mind. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Soundness

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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Modern Translation: Soundness

Language Translations for "soundness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

shëndet (bless you, health, lustiness, pledge, toast, wassail), saktësi (accuracy, definition, elaboration, exactitude, exactness, justness, minuteness, nicety, preciseness, precision, sensibility, veracity). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏متانة (durability, enduringness, firmness, solidity, stoutness, strength, sturdiness, substantiality, toughness), ‏صلابة (callosity, hardihood, hardness, hards, inflexibility, iron, perseverance, reliability, resistance, rigidity, rigorism, singleness, solidity, stability, steadiness, stiffness, stoutness, strength, stubbornness, tenacity, toughmindness, toughness), ‏صحة (accuracy, authenticity, exactitude, fidelity, fitness, health, legitimacy, nearness, nicety, purity, trustiness, truth, validity, veracity), ‏القدرة على السداد. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

стабилност (durability, fastness, road-holding, stability, vitality), сигурност (assurance, certainty, certitude, dependability, poise, reliability, safety, security, surety), здраве (health, heartiness). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

酣然. (various references)

   

Czech

  

solidnost (solidity, thoroughness), zdravost, tvrdost (hardness, stiffness, toughness), nepoškozenost, hloubka (deepness, depth), dùkladnost (closeness, depth, thoroughness). (various references)

   

Danish

  

i god stand. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

toezicht uitoefenen op de financiële soliditeit (to supervise the financial soundness). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

eheys (integrity, unity, wholeness). (various references)

   

French

  

stabilité de volume, stabilité aux expansifs, solvabilité (solvency), solidité (solidity), santé, bon état. (various references)

   

German

  

Gesundheit (bless you, fitness, health, healthiness, healths, robustness, salubriousness, strength, wholesomeness), einwandfreier Zustand. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

καλή κατάσταση (kilter), βάθοσ (back, back ground, background, bottom, deepness, depth, far end), πληρότητα (completeness, fullness, plenitude, pregnancy, repleteness), υγιέσ, υγεία (fitness, health), ορθότησ (correctness), ορθότητα (accuracy, advisability, correctness, nicety, propriety, rectitude, rightness). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

תקפות (validity), בריאות (fettle, health). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

épség (safety). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

kekukuhan (firmness, sturdiness, tenacity), kekokohan (firmness, sturdiness, tenacity). (various references)

   

Italian

  

solidit (solidity, strength), sanit (health certificate), vigore (effectiveness, flush, force, forcefulness, greenness, manhood, pep, puissance, punch, sap, spirit, stamina, strength, strenuousness, sturdiness, trenchancy, verve, vigor, vigour), buona condizione. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

確実 (certainty, reliability), 健全 (health, wholesome). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

かくじつ (certainty, every other day, reliability), け"ぜ" (being clear or manifest, eye examination, health, optometry, wholesome). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

. (various references)

   

Manx

  

trimmid (bounteousness, burdensomeness, charge, density, density of fog, emphasis, graveness, gravity, hardness, hardness of work, harshness, harshness of punishment, heaviness, highness, importance, intenseness, pressure, seriousness, severity, stress, weight, weightiness), suntid (healthiness), lajerid (potency, powerfulness, prowess, starkness, strength, vigour), keayll, follanys (haleness, healthiness, salubrity, wholesomeness), follanid (edibility, fitness, geniality, healthfulness, healthiness, heartiness, orthodoxy, solvency, wholesomeness). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oundnesssay

   

Portuguese

  

supervisionar a solidez financeira (to supervise the financial soundness). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

soliditate (compactness, fastness, firmness, hardness, massiness, reliability, solidity, stability, stiffness, strength), sãnãtate (fitness, freshness, haleness, health, healthfulness, heartiness, saneness, well). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

здоровье (health, heartiness, lustiness, well being), прочность (endurance, fastness, firmness, hardness, perdurability, permanence, stoutness, strength, tenability, toughness). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zdravlje (health), očuvanost, čvrstoća (firmness, hardness, solidity, steadfastness, steadiness, temper). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

solvencia (ability to pay, solvency), robustez (hardihood, hardiness, lustiness, stockiness, sturdiness), lo razonable (reasonableness), formalidad (formality, formalization, reliability, responsibility), firmeza (buoyancy, fastness, firmness, steadiness, sturdiness, sureness). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

felfrihet. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sağlamlık (durability, earthiness, fastness, firmness, hardness, integrity, invulnerability, responsibility, robustness, solidity, stability, stoutness, sturdiness, substance, substantiality, validity, wholeness), sağlık (curative, fitness, health, hygienic, sanitarian, sanitary, sense of well-being, welfare, well being), yasallık (lawfulness, legality, legitimacy, validity), mükemmellik (class, consummation, excellence, faultlessness, finish, impeccability, perfection, thoroughness), iyi durumda olma, geçerlilik (availability, currency, effectiveness, force, validity), esenlik, doğruluk (accuracy, authenticity, candor, candour, correctitude, correctness, directness, evenness, exactitude, exactness, faithfulness, fidelity, honesty, integrity, justice, justness, preciseness, precision, prig, probity, rectitude, right, righteousness, rightness, sincerity, straightforwardness, straightness, trueness, truth, truthfulness, uprightness, validity, veracity, Verity). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

розсудливість (advisability, canniness, prudence, sobriety, wisdom), міцність (fastness, firmness, hardness, lasting, permanency, serviceableness, solidity, stoutness, strength, substantiality, toughness), здоров'я (health, well being). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

tính l nh mạnh tính đúng đắn. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Soundness

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

integritate, integritatem. (various references)

Avestan200-600

drvatâtem. (various references)

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Bible Trace: Soundness

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 3, Verse 16
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai epi th pistei tou onomatoV autou touton on qewreite kai oidate esterewsen to onoma autou kai h pistiV h di autou edwken autw thn oloklhrian tauthn apenanti pantwn umwn
Latin405VulgateEt in fide nominis eius hunc quem videtis et nostis confirmavit nomen eius et fides quae per eum est dedit integram sanitatem istam in conspectu omnium vestrum
Middle English1395WyclifAnd in the feith of his name he hath confermyd this man, whom ye seen and knowen; the name of hym, and the feith that is bi him, yaf to this man ful heelthe in the siyt of alle you.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd his name thorow the fayth of his name hath made this man sound whom ye se and knowe. And the fayth which is by him hath geven to him this health in the presence of you all.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd his name, through faith in his name, hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yes, the faith which is by him, hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Soundness

LanguageActs Chapter 3, Verse 16
AlbanianDhe për besimin në emër të Jezusit, ky njeri, të cilin ju po e shihni dhe e njihni, u fortesua nga emri i tij; dhe besimi, që është nëpërmjet tij, i ka dhënë shërimin e plotë të gjymtyrëve, në praninë e të gjithëve ju.
CebuanoUg ang iyang ngalan, pinasikad sa pagtoo sa iyang ngalan, nakapahimong mabaskog niining tawhana nga inyong nakita ug nailhan; ug ang pagtoo nga pinasikad kang Jesus maoy naghatag kaniya niining hingpit nga pagkaayo sa atubangan ninyong tanan.
Croatian"I po vjeri u njegovo ime, to je ime dalo snagu ovomu kojega gledate i poznate: vjera u Njega vratila je ovomu potpuno zdravlje naoèigled vas sviju."
DanishOg i Troen på hans Navn har hans Navn styrket denne, hvem I se og kende, og Troen, som virkedes ved ham, har givet denne hans Førlighed i Påsyn af eder alle.
DutchEn door het geloof in Zijn Naam heeft Zijn Naam dezen gesterkt, dien gij ziet en kent; en het geloof, dat door Hem is, heeft hem deze volmaakte gezondheid gegeven, in uw aller tegenwoordigheid.
FinnishJa uskon kautta hänen nimeensä on hänen nimensä vahvistanut tämän miehen, jonka te näette ja tunnette, ja usko, jonka Jeesus vaikuttaa, on hänelle antanut hänen jäsentensä terveyden kaikkien teidän nähtenne.
FrenchC`est par la foi en son nom que son nom a raffermi celui que vous voyez et connaissez; c`est la foi en lui qui a donné cet homme cette entière guérison, en présence de vous tous.
GermanUnd durch den Glauben an seinen Namen hat diesen, den ihr sehet und kennet, sein Name stark gemacht; und der Glaube durch ihn hat diesem gegeben diese Gesundheit vor euren Augen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSaudara-saudara sudah melihat dan menyaksikan apa yang terjadi dengan orang lumpuh ini. Ia sudah menjadi kuat dan sehat kembali karena ia percaya kepada Yesus dan kuasa-Nya. Karena percaya kepada Yesus maka orang ini sudah menjadi sehat kembali di hadapan Saudara-saudara sekalian.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaDan dari sebab alasan iman akan nama-Nya itu, maka nama-Nya itu juga sudah menguatkan orang yang kamu lihat dan kenal ini; bahkan iman, yang dari sebab Yesus itu, mengaruniakan dia kesehatan yang sempurna di hadapan kamu sekalian.
MaoriA na te whakapono ki tona ingoa i meinga ai e tona ingoa tenei tangata kia kaha, e kite nei, e matau nei koutou; ae ra, ko te whakapono ki a ia te mea nana i hoatu tenei ora nui ki tenei i te aroaro o koutou katoa.
NorwegianOg ved troen på hans navn har hans navn styrket denne mann som I ser og kjenner, og troen som virkedes ved ham, har gitt ham denne fulle førlighet for eders alles øine.
RumanianPrin credinya kn Numele lui Isus, a kntqrit Numele Lui pe omul acesta, pe care -l vedeyi wi -l cunoawteyi; credinya kn El a dat omului acestuia o tqmqduire deplinq, cum vedeyi cu toyii.
ShuarTura ju aishman jui wajaana ju tura nékarmena ju, Yusa Uchiri naari Enentáimta asa kakaram ajasuiti. Jesus Enentáimtusu asa nekas pénker ajasuiti. Nusha Wáinniu asarum nékarme' Tímiayi.
SpanishY el nombre de Jesús hizo fuerte, por la fe en su nombre, a este hombre que vosotros veis y conocéis. Y la fe que es despertada por Jesús le ha dado esta completa sanidad en la presencia de todos vosotros.
SwahiliJina la Yesu na imani katika jina hilo ndivyo vilivyompa nguvu mtu huyu mnayemwona na kumfahamu. Imani kwa Yesu ndiyo iliyomponya kabisa mtu huyu kama mnavyoona nyote.
SwedishOch det är på grund av tron på hans namn som denne man, vilken I sen och kännen, har undfått styrka av hans namn; och den tro som verkas genom Jesus har, i allas eder åsyn, gjort att han nu kan bruka alla lemmar.
UmaBaraka' ngkai hanga' Yesus toe-mi to mpakaroho witi' -na topungku toei-e. Jadi', tauna to nihilo pai' to ni'inca toi, jadi' mo'uri' sabana pepangala' -na hi Yesus. Ngkai pepangala' hi Yesus, toe pai' mo'uri' -imi hewa to nihilo moto-mi.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Soundness

Derivations

Words beginning with "soundness": soundnesses. (additional references)

Words ending with "soundness": unsoundness. (additional references)

Words containing "soundness": unsoundnesses. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Soundness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: boundness, soudness. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Soundness"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "soundness" (pronounced sou"ndnus)
5-n d n u sblandness, blindness, fondness, kindness.
4-d n u sawkwardness, backwardness, badness, baldness, boldness, coldness, crookedness, farsightedness, goodness, handedness, hardness, indebtedness, madness, mindedness, nearsightedness, preparedness, redness, rudeness, sacredness, sadness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, spiritedness, tiredness, vividness, weirdness, wickedness, wildness.
3-n u sabruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, bagginess, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, bleakness, bluntness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, happiness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, ruinous, ruthlessness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wilderness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.

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Anagrams: Soundness

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-n-n-o-s-s-s-u"

-2 letters: dunness, nonuses.

-3 letters: dosses, douses, nonuse, nouses, onuses, sondes, sounds, soused, souses, sudses, sunned, sussed, undoes, undone.

-4 letters: donne, doses, douse, dunes, neons, nodes, nodus, nones, nosed, noses, nouns, nudes, sends, sneds, sonde, sones, sound, souse, sunns.

-5 letters: dens, does, done, dons, dose, doss, dues, dune, duns, duos, ends, eons, neon, ness, node, nods.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-n-n-o-s-s-s-u"
 

+2 letters: roundnesses, soundnesses, unsoundness.

 

+3 letters: confusedness, rotundnesses, wondrousness.

 

+4 letters: boundednesses, boundlessness, dangerousness, insidiousness, invidiousness, pendulousness, ponderousness, roundednesses, ungodlinesses, unsoundnesses.

 

+5 letters: confusednesses, diaphanousness, groundlessness, indecorousness, indigenousness, libidinousness, mendaciousness, nondisclosures, outlandishness, profoundnesses, scandalousness, slanderousness, stupendousness, tremendousness, untowardnesses, unwontednesses, wondrousnesses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Soundness


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01101111 01110101 01101110 01100100 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 006F 0075 006E 0064 006E 0065 0073 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

538187807080718585

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Speeches
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Translations: Ancient
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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