Antonyms for inarticulateness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-ahr-tik-yuh-lit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt |
Definition of inarticulateness
Origin :- c.1600, "not clear or intelligible" (of speech), from Late Latin inarticulatus "inarticulate, indistinct," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + articulatus, past participle of articulare (see articulation). Related: Inarticulately; inarticulateness.
- As in silence : noun absence of sound, speech
- As in noiselessness : noun silence
- As in quietness : noun silence
- As in soundlessness : noun silence
- As in speechlessness : noun silence
- Inarticulateness increased his accumulating store of wonder.
- Extract from : « The Promise of Air » by Algernon Blackwood
- He was confused, painfully conscious of his inarticulateness.
- Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
- Every man wants superiority and distinction for himself, he only wants equality, invisibility, and inarticulateness for others.
- Extract from : « Germany and the Germans » by Price Collier
- Let us remember the inarticulateness of ritualism, how it stifles rather than utters the feelings of the heart.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I » by George Adam Smith
- It was her only break from inarticulateness—it surprised herself and her father almost as though she had said something indecent.
- Extract from : « Captivity » by M. Leonora Eyles
Synonyms for inarticulateness
- blackout
- calm
- censorship
- dead air
- death
- dumbness
- hush
- hush-hush
- inarticulateness
- iron curtain
- laconism
- lull
- muteness
- noiselessness
- peace
- quiescence
- quiet
- quietness
- quietude
- quietus
- reserve
- reticence
- saturninity
- secrecy
- sleep
- soundlessness
- speechlessness
- still
- stillness
- sulk
- sullenness
- taciturnity
- uncommunicativeness
- wordlessness
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