speechless
Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement,…Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.
» Tom was speechless.
Tom war sprachlos. — al_ex_an_der
Том онімів. — deniko
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2 senses(not comparable)Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.
When he walked into his surprise birthday party, he was completely speechless.
sprachlos, fassungslos, stumm
онеме́лыйonemélyj, онеме́вшийonemévšij, безмо́лвныйbezmólvnyj
(archaic, not comparable)Synonym of unspeakable.
- temporarily incapable of speaking
Examples
89 sentencesTom was speechless.
Том онімів. — deniko
deTom war sprachlos. — al_ex_an_der
I was speechless.
Мені відібрало мову. — aandrusiak
ruЯ потерял дар речи. — aandrusiak
deIch war sprachlos. — Tamy
Tom was speechless for a moment.
I'm kind of speechless right now.
I was rendered speechless by his rudeness.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English specheles, from Old English sprǣċlēas (“speechless; without the powerFrom Middle English specheles, from Old English sprǣċlēas (“speechless; without the power of speak”), from Proto-Germanic *sprēkalausaz, equivalent to speech + -less. Cognate with West Frisian sprakeleas (“speechless”), Dutch sprakeloos (“speechless”), German Low German spraaklos (“speechless”), German sprachlos (“speechless”).
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- temporarily incapable of speaking:dumb
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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