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speechless
What does speechless mean?
speechless (adjective): temporarily incapable of speaking.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use speechless in a sentence?
- Speechless with shock. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce speechless?
/ˈspitʃləs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does speechless come from?
From Middle English specheles, from Old English sprǣċlēas (“speechless; without the power of speak”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “speechless” mean?
temporarily incapable of speaking
Right! That's what “speechless” means.
concerning all parts of the world
Not quite: that's what global means.
not divided or shared with others
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distant or otherwise inaccessible
Not quite: that's what remote means.
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