soundproof
- adjective
- /ˈsaʊndˌpruf/
- 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.
- I went into the sound booth and my God, that thing is soundproof.
- And our architect designed basically tiny little studios, but really well functioning, you know, super soundproof and really good acoustics.
- But it's just a soundproof, light proof, well ventilated and thermally regulated cage.
- It's like if I just, if I put you in a soundproof booth right now, that's what it was like.
- So like, me and Dax were in a soundproof room booth with APA in there just to cue us.
- And BI also could put on like soundproof headphones.
- You close the the the darkness, complete darkness, soundproof.
Examples
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And I bought an apartment, my very own apartment, with a real studio with soundproof walls and a skylight.
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This room is totally soundproof and there's no one within miles besides myself that could hear you.
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This room is soundproof and secure.
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This is a soundproof room.
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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.
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And your home is soundproof.
Fiction book (1999) -
Otherwise, I have a lovely soundproof basement.
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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
How Soundproof
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.