inaudibility
- noun
- /ˌɪnɔːˈdɪbɪlɪti/
:
inaudibilidad
- He spoke with such inaudibility that only the person next to him could hear.
Examples
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"There are those who do," Taian answered, her voice sinking almost to inaudibility.
Fiction book (1995) -
A moment later, the descent engine powered down to inaudibility.
Fiction book (1999) -
At the same time, his choice of words evaded mention of items outlawed under the shroud of invisibility and inaudibility.
Academic text (1993) -
But what of the "culture of concealment?" What was it about, and why should it draw from images of a shroud and from notions of invisibility and inaudibility?
Academic text (1993) -
The inaudibility of the whisper made it hard to hear her secret.
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In the quiet library, the sound of the pages turning was close to inaudibility.
Synonyms
The state of not being able to be heard
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Morphology
inaudibility = inaudible (transparent) = in + aud + ible + ity
The noun is a regular formation meaning the state or quality of being 'inaudible'.
Etymology
The word inaudibility comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the root aud- meaning 'to hear', the same root you see in audio and audible. So inaudibility means 'not able to be heard'.