noun
- A device for making soundings.
adjective
- Financially secure and safe.
- usage: "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
- synonyms: sound
- Exercising or showing good judgment.
- usage: "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
- synonyms: healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound
- In good condition; free from defect or damage or decay.
- usage: "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
- synonyms: sound
- In excellent physical condition.
- usage: "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
- Logically valid.
- usage: "a sound argument"
- synonyms: reasoned, sound, well-grounded
- Having legal efficacy or force.
- usage: "a sound title to the property"
- Free from moral defect.
- usage: "a man of sound character"
- synonyms: sound
- Of sleep. ( deep and complete)
- usage: "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
- Thorough.
- usage: "a sound thrashing"
- synonyms: sound
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