speechless
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speechless
- /ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English specheles, from Old English sprǣċlēas (“speechless; without the power of speak”), from Proto-Germanic *sprēkalausaz, equivalent to speech + -less. Cognate with West Frisian sprakeleas (“speechless”), Dutch sprakeloos (“speechless”), German Low German spraaklos (“speechless”), German sprachlos (“speechless”).
adjective
- Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless. When he walked into his surprise birthday party, he was completely speechless.
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Synonym of unspeakable.
Immortal Pleaſures round my ſwimming Eyes did dance,
And ſpeechleſs Joys, in whoſe ſweet Tumult toſt,
I thought my Breath, and my new Being loſt.
Similar: unspeakable
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dumb, inarticulate, unarticulate, mute, silent, voiceless, wordless, tongueless, unspeaking, mum, dumbstruck, dumbfounded, bewildered, stunned, flabbergasted, amazed
Translations
Every language
adj not speaking; not knowing what to say
| Español | sin palabras, sin habla, atónito, mudo, corchado, enmudecido |
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| 中文 | 無言 /无言 wúyán, 無語 /无语 wúyǔ, 沈默 chénmò, 沉默 chénmò |
| हिन्दी | निःशब्द niḥśabd |
| Português | sem palavras, atónito, atônito, perplexo, estarrecido |
| Français | sans voix |
| Deutsch | sprachlos, fassungslos, stumm |
| Italiano | senza parole, ammutolito |
| Ελληνικά | άναυδος ánavdos, άφωνος áfonos, ενεός eneós |
| Русский | онеме́лый onemélyj, онеме́вший onemévšij, безмо́лвный bezmólvnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | không biết nói gì |
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title = {speechless},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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