sound
2 (sound)
[Middle English, from Old English gesund.]
adjective: sound·er, sound·est.
- Free from defect, decay, or damage; in good condition.
- Free from disease or injury. See synonyms at healthy
- Having a firm basis; unshakable: a sound foundation.
- Financially secure or safe: a sound economy.
- Based on valid reasoning: a sound observation. See synonyms at valid
- Free from logical flaws: sound reasoning.
- Logic Of or relating to an argument in which all the premises are true and the conclusion follows from the premises.
- Thorough; complete: a sound flogging.
- Deep and unbroken; undisturbed: a sound sleep.
- Free from moral defect; upright.
- Worthy of confidence; trustworthy.
- Marked by or showing common sense and good judgment; levelheaded: a sound approach to the problem.
- Compatible with an accepted point of view; conservative.
- Law Legally valid.
adverb
- Thoroughly; deeply: sound asleep.
derivatives
- sound́ly
- adverb
- sound́ness
- noun
