speechless

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (not-comparable) Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.
2. (archaic, not-comparable) Synonym of unspeakable.

Concepten

sprakeloos

stom

🔇

geruisloos

verstomd

zwijgzaam

Synoniemen

dumb

silent

🔇

mute

🔇

dumbfounded

voiceless

amazed

awed

bewildered

confused

😕

surprised

dumbstruck

wordless

overawed

astounded

inarticulate

stunned

flabbergasted

thunderstruck

astonished

😲

taciturn

stupefied

overwhelmed

understood

unvoiced

keep silent

struck dumb

inartculate

not speaking

unable to answer

unable to justify oneself

aghast

unable to reply

aphasic

aphonic

dumfounded

humble

hushed

😯

impressed

inexpressible

lowly

meek

mind-boggling

mum

nonverbal

openmouthed

perplexed

quiet

shocked

silenced

soundless

Vertalingen

sprachlos

muet

mudo

🔇

muto

🔇

estupefacto

sessiz

🔇

intontito

silenzioso

🔇

sbalordito

silenciós

🔇

mut

🔇

ammutolire

κεραυνόπληκτος

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: specheles

Overgenomen van Oudengels: sprǣċlēas

Verwant aan Fries: sprakeleas

Verwant aan Nederlands: sprakeloos

Verwant aan Duits: sprachlos

In summary

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”).