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sound

/saʊnd/
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adjective

  • Healthy.

    "He was safe and sound."

  • Complete, solid, or secure.

    "Fred assured me the floorboards were sound."

  • Having the property of soundness.
  • Good; acceptable; decent.

    ""How are you?" - "I'm sound.""

  • (of sleep) Quiet and deep. Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, often deeply.

    "Her sleep was sound."

  • Heavy; laid on with force.

    "a sound beating"

  • Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.

    "a sound title to land"

adverb

  • Soundly.

interjection

  • Yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.

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