inaudible
/ˌɪˈnɔːdəbəl/ih-NAW-duh-buhl
/ˌɪˈnɔdəbəl/ih-NAW-duh-buhl
Meaningunable to be heard
Common meaning: too quiet to hear
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- audto hearLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 201 (approximate) · scan
- ibleable to be
‘in, into’ + ‘to hear’ → inaudible
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin audiō ‘to hear’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry audiō, p. 201 · dictionary scan
Roots
- audiō, audīvī, audītum Latin “to hear”
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