adj
Meaning 1
Not sound
Not whole, not solid, defective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- unsound mind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unsound
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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ŭn-soundʹ
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/ˌʌnˈsaʊnd/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -aʊnd
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S AW1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Not sound
Infirm, diseased.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Not sound
Not good, unreliable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, especially
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
not sound financially
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unsound banking practices
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: sound
adjective
Meaning 5
not in good condition; damaged or decayed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an unsound foundation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: sound
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
of e.g. advice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
physically unsound or diseased
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- has a bad back
- a bad heart
- bad teeth
- an unsound limb
- unsound teeth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bad, unfit
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
suffering from severe mental illness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- of unsound mind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mentally ill, unstable
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
containing or based on a fallacy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- fallacious reasoning
- an unsound argument
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fallacious
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sound English unsound From un- + sound.