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sound(1) (iou)



sound adjective. ME.

I.
a. Of a person, animal, etc.: free from disease or injury; physically healthy, strong, well. Also foll. by in, of (the limbs, mind, etc.). ME.
sound as a bell, sound as a nut, sound as a pippin, sound as a roach, etc.
V. Woolf Men in the prime of life, sound of wind and limb. C. P. Snow Doctors..overhauled him and found him pretty sound.
b. Of a person's health, appetite, etc.: good, not impaired. L16.
a. Of a part of the body: not affected by disease, decay, or injury. Formerly also (freq. of a wound or illness), healed, cured. ME.
J. Herriot My teeth were perfectly sound. Carriage Driving Any animal with only three sound legs would be unbalanced.
b. Of the mind, heart, etc.: strong (in intellectual or moral qualities), steadfast. M16.
B. Bainbridge A man of sound mind, capable of exercising his judgement.
a. Of a thing: free from any decay or defect; undamaged, unbroken; in good condition. ME.
E. Huxley The property's..sound enough to be repaired.
b. Of air, alcohol, or food: unspoiled; wholesome, good. LME.
c. Financially secure. Also spec. (of currency): having a fixed or stable value, esp. based on gold. Freq. in sound money. E17.
J. Cheever She..read somewhere that diamonds were a sound investment.
Safe, secure; protected, free from danger. ME-M16.
a. Of land: dry, not boggy or marshy. Now dial. ME.
b. Of a thing or substance: solid, dense, compact. LME.
a. Of sleep: deep; unbroken, undisturbed. M16.
b. Of a sleeper: tending to sleep deeply and unbrokenly. L19.
a. Of a solid, substantial, or thorough nature. M16.
M. Keane Happiness was restored to me, sounder, more assured than it had been. Modern Maturity Older Americans who..have..acquired sound educations.
b. Of a blow, beating, etc.: severe, hard. E17.
II.
a. Of advice, judgement, a course of action, etc.: in full accordance with fact or reason, based on well-grounded principles; sensible, judicious; valid, correct. LME.
Times: Sound advice would..be..moderation in all things. G. E. Hutchinson The adjective planktic would be etymologically sounder than planktonic. R. Frame A man of rational and sound reasoning.
b. Theologically correct; orthodox. L16.
c. Of a text: accurate. L16-E18.
Of a person: holding approved, solid, or well-founded opinions, esp. with regard to religious belief; orthodox. Also foll. by on (something). E16.
a. Of a person, disposition, principle, etc.: morally good, honourable; honest, sincere; trusty, loyal. L16.
W. Cowper The requisites that form a friend, A real and a sound one.
b. Esp. of the public: dependable, loyal; trustworthy in terms of national character. M19.
Of a person: of sober or solid judgement; well grounded in principles or knowledge; experienced, reliable. E17.
W. Gerhardie She was still a sound business woman.
soundly adverb LME.
soundness noun LME.