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wordless

[wurd-lis] / ˈwɜrd lɪs /


















ADJECTIVE
voiceless
Synonyms


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If the drawings are wordless, the lines are eloquent enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The wordless vocal refrain bears a resemblance to Leo Sayer’s 1976 hit “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” and that’s one catchy hook alongside several others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Then, when The Blind Man realizes that the rumored “Spirit of the Forest” is, in fact, this wounded, wordless being seeking nothing more than company, his reaction is not terror but tenderness.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

It includes a wordless soprano in tribute to Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Kimberly was taken aback, something wordless spread on her face and then she smiled, and Ifemelu would think of it as the moment they became, truly, friends.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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