inaudibleadj.
/ɪnˈɔːdɪb(ə)l/ Not audible; not capable of being heard; imperceptible to the ear.
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inaudiblea1616
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a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. iii. 42 Th' inaudible, and noiselesse foot of time. View more context for this quotation
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §122 As the Bullet moueth so swift, that it is Inuisible, to the same Swiftnesse of Motion maketh it Inaudible.
a1770 C. Smart Ode St. Cecilia i Ye, that inform the tuneful spheres, Inaudible to mortal ears.
1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 124 An echo in the room which rendered his words inaudible.
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