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inaudible

adjective

in·​au·​di·​ble (ˌ)i-ˈnȯ-də-bəl How to pronounce inaudible (audio)
: not audible
inaudible comments
inaudibility noun
inaudibly adverb

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With its negative prefix in-, inaudible means the opposite of audible. What's clearly audible to you may be inaudible to your elderly grandfather. Modern spy technology can turn inaudible conversations into audible ones with the use of high-powered directional microphones, so if you think you're being spied on, make sure there's a lot of other noise around you. And if you don't want everyone around you to know you're bored, keep your sighs inaudible.

Example Sentences

She spoke so quietly that she was almost inaudible. The sound is inaudible to humans but can be heard by dogs.
Recent Examples on the Web Seconds later, the principal pushed the 10-year-old boy to the ground in front of school staff and other students, an inaudible 30-second clip shows. Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022 The system, which uses electricity generated by renewable sources, is the largest in Europe — and chugs on around the clock with a deafening noise totally inaudible above ground. Thomas Adamson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 The woman who had teased me entered the room, as did the blacksmith and another elder, and the three conferred, their voices nearly inaudible. David Wright Faladé, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 So just understanding it’s winding down, and understanding the task at hand -- to go out there tomorrow and (inaudible). Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 27 Dec. 2021 The drones drop bombs from a height of a few hundred metres (altitude can be estimated from the time taken for a bomb to fall), so are likely to be inaudible if there are any vehicle engines running nearby. David Hambling, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Now, Tate said, the transcript will list large portions of that victim’s family member’s comments as inaudible. Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022 With brains denser with neurons than our own, birds smell the shape of landscapes, hear sounds inaudible to our ears, and communicate detailed information to one another. The Week Staff, The Week, 9 May 2022 For now, no one big city in Ukraine is not fallen and on the (inaudible) is under control of Russian military forces. ABC News, 17 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin inaudibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin audibilis audible

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inaudible was in 1601

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