sound

sound: sound¹ adj

1 a: free from injury or disease: exhibiting normal health

b: free from flaw, defect, or decay

a sound design

2 a: free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension

based on sound judicial reasoning

b: legally valid

a sound title

3: showing good judgment or sense

sound·ly adv

sound·ness n

of sound mind: having the mental capacity to make a will esp. as demonstrated by the ability to understand the nature of one's property, identify the natural objects of one's bounty, and understand the nature of the dispositions being made in the will

sound² vi: to be based or founded: have a specified basis for an action

— used with in

those remedies for rent which sound ed in contract — O. W. Holmes, Jr.

sound ing in tort

sound: I adjective accurate, acknowledged, admitted, cogent, compelling, convincing, correct, credible, effective, effectual, efficacious, factual, forceful, incontrovertible, irrefutable, justified, legitimate, persuasive, potent, powerful, proven, right, rightful, scientific, solid, strong, substantial, true, truthful, unanswerable, unchallengeable, unconfutable, undisputable, undistorted, unexaggerated, unimagined, unimpeachable, veracious, veritable, weighty, well-founded, well-grounded associated concepts: sound discretion, sound value II index authentic, cogent, communicate, credible, defensible, discriminating (judicious), durable, fiduciary, firm, fixed (securely placed), honest, indomitable, intact, intonation, inviolate, judicious, juridical, justifiable, legitimate (rightful), licit, logical, lucid, meritorious, noise, normal (sane), persuasive, phrase, plausible, positive (incontestable), pragmatic, pronounce (speak), rational, reasonable (rational), reliable, safe, sane, scrupulous, secure (sound), sensible, stable, staunch, strong, thorough, true (authentic), unblemished, undeniable, utter, valid, viable, well-grounded

sound: adj.
In good condition; without defects; healthy.
n.
soundness

sound: adj. In good health, both physically and mentally (sound of body and mind); marketable (property); undamaged, form taken by a document, as in "the complaint sounds in negligence."

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Synonyms:

Whole, entire, unbroken, uninjured, unhurt, unmutilated, unimpaired, Strait, narrows, channel, Resound, make a noise, give out a sound, Cause to sound, play on / Profound, unbroken, undisturbed, fast, deep / Heavy, lusty, forcible, severe / Orthodox, right, correct, well-founded, Soundly, profoundly, heartily / Healthy, hearty, hale, hardy, vigorous, Air-bladder (of a fish), Appear by the sound, seem, Utter, express audibly, pronounce / Perfect, undecayed, good, Noise, report, Try the depth (of water), Celebrate (by sounds), publish, proclaim, spread abroad / Honest, honorable, blameless, virtuous, loyal, Noise, empty noise, Measure, fathom, try the depth of, test, gauge / Firm, strong, stable, Cuttle-fish, ink-fish (Sepia officinalis), Examine, test, try, search, probe / Sane, well-balanced, perfect / Correct, true, valid, solid, weighty, reasonable, rational, sensible, judicious, strong, wholesome / Legal, valid / Established, fixed, well-grounded

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sound — sound1 [sound] n. [< ME soun (+ unhistoric d) < OFr son < L sonus < IE * swonos, a sound, noise < base * swen , to sound > OE swinsian, to sing, make music] 1. a) vibrations in air, water, etc. that stimulate the auditory nerves … English World dictionary
Sound — Sound, a. [Compar. {Sounder}; superl. {Soundest}.] [OE. sound, AS. sund; akin to D. gezond, G. gesund, OHG. gisunt, Dan. & Sw. sund, and perhaps to L. sanus. Cf. {Sane}.] 1. Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sound — Sound, n. [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E. swan. Cf. {Assonant}, {Consonant}, {Person}, {Sonata}, {Sonnet}, {Sonorous}, {Swan}.] 1. The peceived object occasioned by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sound — Sound, v. t. 1. To cause to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn; to sound an alarm. [1913 Webster] A bagpipe well could he play and soun[d]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sound — Sound, v. i. [OE. sounen, sownen, OF. soner, suner, F. sonner, from L. sonare. See {Sound} a noise.] 1. To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect. And first… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sound# — sound adj 1 *healthy, wholesome, robust, hale, well Analogous words: *vigorous, lusty, nervous, energetic, strenuous: *strong, sturdy, stalwart, stout: intact, whole, entire, *perfect 2 *valid, cogent, convincing, compelling, telling … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sound — Ⅰ. sound [1] ► NOUN 1) vibrations which travel through the air or another medium and are sensed by the ear. 2) a thing that can be heard. 3) music, speech, and sound effects accompanying a film or broadcast. 4) an idea or impression conveyed by… … English terms dictionary
Sound of… — ist der Name einer alljährlichen Prognose des britischen Senders BBC, welche neuen Musiker im folgenden Jahr den Durchbruch schaffen werden. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Hintergrund 2 Bisherige Prognosen 2.1 Top 10 von 2003 bis 2009 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sound-G — Album par Brown Eyed Girls Sortie 21 juillet 2009 Durée 43:39 (CD1) 32:58 (CD2) … Wikipédia en Français
Sound — Sound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sounding}.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod, sundline a sounding line (see {Sound} a narrow passage of water).] 1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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