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audibleness

audibleness

6.8
The ability to be heard clearly
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːdɪbəl.nəs/
translation icon : 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

inaudibility
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

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.