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wowless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Free of wows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: audio, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • 1990, Stanley R. Alten, Audio in Media, Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing, 4th edition, 1994, Chapter 16, “Insert Editing,” p. 517, To get a wowless insert edit, you will have to preroll not only the master tape but the insert tape as well

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Not eliciting surprise or amazement; unremarkable, dull.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From wow + -less.