wordless

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid.
2. Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate.

Concepten

sprakeloos

woordloos

Synoniemen

mute

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unspoken

speechless

silent

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tongueless

tacit

tongue-tied

dumb

tightlipped

dumfounded

mum

nonverbal

inarticulate

understood

Vertalingen

muet

χωρίς λόγια

wortlos

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αμίληκτος

χωρίς λέξεις

muto

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elinguis

mudo

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mudo

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صامت

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sin lengua

mut

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σιωπηλός

βουβός

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: wordles

Verwant aan Nederlands: woordeloos

Verwant aan Duits: wortlos

Verwant aan Deens: ordløs

Verwant aan Zweeds: ordlös

Verwant aan IJslands: orðlaus

In summary

From Middle English wordles, equivalent to word + -less. Compare Dutch woordeloos (“speechless, inexpressible in words”), German wortlos (“silent, speechless”), Danish ordløs (“wordless”), Swedish ordlös (“wordless”), Icelandic orðlaus (“wordless, speechless”).