1
: not expressed in or accompanied by words
a wordless picture book
2
: silent, speechless
sat wordless throughout the meeting
wordlessly
adverb
wordlessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of wordless in a Sentence
he stood wordless before his accusers
a wordless fondness for each other
Recent Examples on the Web
The season premiere was a harbinger of things to come: an atmospheric, nearly wordless journey through Carmy’s memories of becoming a chef.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 June 2024
Stories are only five to seven minutes each (Amazon Prime collects them into 20-minute episodes), and because the show is nearly wordless, the narrative plays out in big, silly, visual ways.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Instead, dinners were always wordless and so were most of the car rides.
—Jennifer Thuy Vi Nguyen, Longreads, 11 June 2024
With such a talent as Dizzia on board, wordless reactions at crucial points make explanatory exchanges unnecessary.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 June 2024
Stories are only five to seven minutes each (Amazon Prime collects them into 20-minute episodes), and because the show is nearly wordless, the narrative plays out in big, silly, visual ways.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Instead, dinners were always wordless and so were most of the car rides.
—Jennifer Thuy Vi Nguyen, Longreads, 11 June 2024
With such a talent as Dizzia on board, wordless reactions at crucial points make explanatory exchanges unnecessary.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for wordless
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wordless
adjective
word·less
ˈwərd-ləs 
1
: not expressed in or having words
a wordless picture book
2
: silent sense 1, speechless
sat wordless throughout the meeting
wordlessly
adverb
wordlessness
noun
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