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Speechless

adjective/spˈiːtʃləs/
Definition
temporarily incapable of speaking
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/spˈiːtʃləs/
🇬🇧British English
/spˈiːtʃləs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/spˈiːtʃləs/
2 syllables Say it as /spˈiːtʃləs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivetemporarily incapable of speaking
“struck dumb”
Word Forms
speechlessnessnounthe property of being speechless
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sprachlos
vorübergehend nicht in der Lage zu sprechen
🇫🇷French
sans voix
temporairement incapable de parler
🇪🇸Spanish
sin habla
temporalmente incapaz de hablar
🇮🇹Italian
muto
temporaneamente incapace di parlare
🇳🇱Dutch
sprakeloos
tijdelijk niet in staat om te spreken
🇵🇹Portuguese
sem palavras
temporariamente incapaz de falar
🇷🇺Russian
потерявший дар речи
временно неспособен говорить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अवाक
बोलने में अस्थायी रूप से असमर्थ
🇧🇩Bengali
নির্বাক
সাময়িকভাবে কথা বলতে অক্ষম
🇮🇳Tamil
பேச்சற்று
தற்காலிகமாக பேச இயலாது
🇮🇳Telugu
మాటలు లేనివాడు
తాత్కాలికంగా మాట్లాడలేని స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
अवाक
तात्पुरते बोलण्यास असमर्थ
🇮🇳Gujarati
અવાચક
અસ્થાયી રૂપે બોલવામાં અસમર્થ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಾತಿಲ್ಲದ
ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സംസാരശേഷിയില്ലാത്ത
താൽക്കാലികമായി സംസാരിക്കാൻ കഴിവില്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ
ਅਸਥਾਈ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬੋਲਣ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے آواز
عارضی طور پر بولنے سے قاصر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无言以对
暂时无法说话
🇯🇵Japanese
無言
一時的に話すことができなくなる
🇰🇷Korean
말 못하는
일시적으로 말을 할 수 없다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không nói nên lời
tạm thời không nói được
🇹🇭Thai
พูดไม่ออก
ไม่สามารถพูดได้ชั่วคราว
🇮🇩Indonesian
tak bisa bicara
untuk sementara tidak mampu berbicara
🇵🇭Filipino
walang imik
pansamantalang hindi marunong magsalita
🇲🇾Malay
membisu
tidak mampu bercakap buat sementara waktu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عاجز عن الكلام
- عدم القدرة على التحدث بشكل مؤقت
🇮🇷Persian
بی زبان
به طور موقت ناتوان از صحبت کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
suskun
geçici olarak konuşamama
🇮🇱Hebrew
ללא מילים
בלתי מסוגל זמנית לדבר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'speechless'?
The primary meaning of 'speechless' is 'temporarily incapable of speaking'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'speechless' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'speechless' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'speechless' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'speechless' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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