Antonyms for unsoundness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhn-sound |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈsaʊnd |
Definition of unsoundness
Origin :- early 14c., of persons, "diseased, wounded," from un- (1) "not" + sound (adj.). Cf. Middle Low German unsund, Middle Dutch ongesont, German ungesund. Meaning "morally corrupt" is recorded from c.1300; that of "not mentally healthy" is from 1540s. Sense of "not based on reasoning or fact" is attested from 1590s.
- noun infirmity
- When I was fairly sure of their unsoundness, I gave up my Living.
- Extract from : « Apologia Pro Vita Sua » by John Henry Cardinal Newman
- From the time I began to suspect their unsoundness, I ceased to put them forward.
- Extract from : « Apologia Pro Vita Sua » by John Henry Cardinal Newman
- If you cannot see the folly and unsoundness of it at a glance, it is useless for me to talk.
- Extract from : « A Romantic Young Lady » by Robert Grant
- Meanwhile, you cannot escape the internal intimations of your unsoundness.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith
- He looked at our teeth and felt all over us for any evidence of unsoundness there might be.
- Extract from : « Diary of an Enlisted Man » by Lawrence Van Alstyne
- He that is sure of his unsoundness and hypocrisy should not come.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard
- If they be opaque or whey coloured, there is some unsoundness in the wort.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
- The plot is repulsive, with a flavour of Elizabethan unsoundness.
- Extract from : « Thomas Otway » by Thomas Otway
- Lang demonstrated the unsoundness of the 'disease of language' theory.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to Mythology » by Lewis Spence
- Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value.
- Extract from : « Twelve Years a Slave » by Solomon Northup
Synonyms for unsoundness
- affliction
- ailing
- ailment
- confinement
- debilitation
- debility
- decay
- decrepitude
- defect
- deficiency
- delicacy
- delicateness
- disease
- diseasedness
- disorder
- failing
- fault
- feebleness
- flimsiness
- flu
- fragileness
- fragility
- frailness
- frailty
- ill health
- imperfection
- indisposition
- insubstantiality
- malady
- malaise
- puniness
- shortcoming
- sickliness
- unhealth
- unhealthiness
- unsubstantiality
- unwellness
- vulnerability
- weakliness
- weakness
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