speechless

speech·less

(spēch′lĭs)

adj.

1. Lacking the faculty of speech.

2. Temporarily unable to speak, as through astonishment.

3. Refraining from speech; silent.

4. Unexpressed or inexpressible in words: speechless admiration.

speech′less·ly adv.

speech′less·ness n.

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speechless

(ˈspiːtʃlɪs)

adj

1. not able to speak

2. temporarily deprived of speech

3. not expressed or able to be expressed in words: speechless fear.

ˈspeechlessly adv

ˈspeechlessness n

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speech•less

(ˈspitʃ lɪs)

adj.

1. temporarily deprived of speech, as by fear or exhaustion.

2. lacking the faculty of speech; dumb.

3. not able to be expressed in speech or words.

4. refraining from speech.

[before 1000]

speech′less•ly, adv.

speech′less•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

speechless - temporarily incapable of speaking; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"

speechless

adjective dumb, dumbfounded, lost for words, dumbstruck, astounded, shocked, mum, amazed, silent, mute, dazed, aghast, inarticulate, tongue-tied, wordless, thunderstruck, unable to get a word out (informal) Alex was speechless with rage and despair.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

speechless

adjective

1. Lacking the power or faculty of speech:

2. Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak, as from shock or fear:

Translations

فاقِد النُّطْق، مَعْقود اللسانوَاجِم

němýoněmělý

målløs

sanaton

bez riječi

orîlaus

口のきけない

말을 못하는

mållös

ไม่สามารถพูดได้

không nói nên lời

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

speechless

[ˈspiːtʃləs] adj → sans voix
I was speechless → Je suis resté sans voix.
to be speechless with admiration → être muet(te) d'admiration
to be speechless with astonishment → être muet(te) d'étonnementspeech therapist n → orthophoniste mfspeech therapy n → orthophonie fspeechwriter [ˈspiːtʃraɪtə^r] n
her speechwriter → la personne qui écrit ses discours

speechless

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

speech

(spiːtʃ) noun

1. (the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words. Speech is one method of communication between people.

2. the words said. His speech is full of colloquialisms.

3. manner or way of speaking. His speech is very slow.

4. a formal talk given to a meeting etc. parliamentary speeches.

ˈspeechless adjective

unable to speak, often because of surprise, shock etc. He looked at her in speechless amazement.

ˈspeechlessly adverbˈspeechlessness noun

speechless

→ وَاجِم oněmělý målløs sprachlos άναυδος sin habla sanaton coi bez riječi senza parole 口のきけない 말을 못하는 sprakeloos målløs oniemiały emudecido онемевший mållös ไม่สามารถพูดได้ nutku tutulmuş không nói nên lời 不能说话的