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Soundproof

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Not penetrable by audible sound.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Describing something that does not allow sound through.

v. To make resistant to transmitting sound.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. insulate against noise

adj. impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound

Word Usage

"Traditionally, “public places” refer to any regions in a community freely accessible to members of that community; “private places” refer to soundproof regions where only members or invitees gather—the traditional concern for public order beginning only at the point where a private gathering begins to obtrude upon the neighbors."

Equivalent

imperviable impervious

Verb Form

soundproofed soundproofing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

insulate

Form

soundproofing

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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