"wordless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wordless [comparative], most wordless [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wordles, equivalent to word + -less. Compare Dutch woordeloos (“speechless, inexpressible in words”), German wortlos (“silent, speechless”), Danish ordløs (“wordless”), Swedish ordlös (“wordless”), Icelandic orðlaus (“wordless, speechless”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wordles}} Middle English wordles, {{af|en|word|-less}} word + -less, {{cog|nl|woordeloos|t=speechless, inexpressible in words}} Dutch woordeloos (“speechless, inexpressible in words”), {{cog|de|wortlos|t=silent, speechless}} German wortlos (“silent, speechless”), {{cog|da|ordløs|t=wordless}} Danish ordløs (“wordless”), {{cog|sv|ordlös|t=wordless}} Swedish ordlös (“wordless”), {{cog|is|orðlaus|t=wordless, speechless}} Icelandic orðlaus (“wordless, speechless”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} wordless (comparative more wordless, superlative most wordless)
  1. Conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid. Translations (unspoken): неизразен с думи (neizrazen s dumi) (Bulgarian), sanaton (Finnish), sen palabras (Galician), bezsłowny (Polish), bezwyrazowy (Polish), vô ngôn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-wordless-en-adj-LPMvnA3w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'unspoken': 93 7
  2. Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate. Synonyms: speechless Translations (unable or unwilling to speak): безмълвен (bezmǎlven) (Bulgarian), mykkä (Finnish), sanaton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wordless-en-adj-jtbxq5Sj Disambiguation of 'unable or unwilling to speak': 1 99
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