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audibleness

audibleness

6.8
The ability to be heard clearly
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːdɪbəl.nəs/
: audibilidad
  • Engineers tested the audibleness of the alarm across different rooms in the building.

Examples

  • During the storm, the audibleness of the siren was crucial for public safety.

  • The audibleness of her whisper was barely enough to catch his attention.

  • The audibleness of the music was impressive.

  • Is the audibleness of this speaker satisfactory?

  • The audibleness of the lecture was improved with the new sound system.

  • In a quiet room, the audibleness of a pin drop can be startling.

  • The audibleness of the warning signal alerted everyone in the area.

Synonyms

audibility
vsaudibleness
1 6.3

How well you can hear a sound

is the same meaning but presented in an alternative form
acoustic projection
vsaudibleness
  • Specialized
7.0

A sound quality that makes a voice or instrument travel far and be heard clearly

is the general ability to be heard rather than emphasis on distance or penetration

Antonyms

1 8.9

The quality of not being able to be heard

How Loud

loudness
  • Specialized
4 1.8
audibleness
6.8
faintness
1 5.5
inaudibility
1 8.9

Surface Forms

audibleness singular
audiblenesses plural

Morphology

audibleness = audible (transparent) = audible + ness

Regular nominalization of the adjective 'audible' with '-ness' yields the quality 'being able to be heard', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Audibleness comes from the Latin root aud- meaning 'to hear', the same root in audio and audible. So, audibleness is the word for how well something can be heard.