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soundproof

soundproof

14 3.7
Not letting sound pass through
  • adjective
  • /ˈsaʊndˌpruf/
translation icon : insonorizado
  • The music studio was designed to be soundproof so that no noise could escape during recording.
  • a soundproof room

I went into the sound booth and my God, that thing is soundproof.

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Examples

  • And I bought an apartment, my very own apartment, with a real studio with soundproof walls and a skylight.

  • This room is totally soundproof and there's no one within miles besides myself that could hear you.

  • This room is soundproof and secure.

  • This is a soundproof room.

  • The soundproof glass rooms were ideal for my students to work on their group projects.

    Academic text (2015)
  • It's a soundproof room, Mr. Bond.

  • And your home is soundproof.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Otherwise, I have a lovely soundproof basement.

  • Silberman stops at one of the soundproof steel doors.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The room is not completely soundproof, and instrumental instruction next door is often a distraction.

    Academic text (1993)

Antonyms

125 1.0

Full of loud, unpleasant sounds

How Soundproof

anechoic
  • Specialized
1 9.9
soundproof
14 3.7

Surface Forms

soundproof positive

Morphology

soundproof = sound + proof (transparent) = sound + proof

Clearly composed of 'sound' + 'proof' with the productive sense 'resistant to sound', which learners can derive from the components.

Etymology

Soundproof comes from the words sound and proof, where proof means 'resistant to' or 'protecting against', just like in waterproof. So a soundproof room does not let sound pass through and keeps noise out.