Foundation level · Year 4 · free
sound
noun · Say it: SOWND
What it means
Foundationsomething that you can hear
We heard the sound of waves crashing on the beach all night.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- noise
- tone
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- silence
More examples
- The sound of the school bell told us that break was over.
Where the word comes from
It comes from the Latin word sonus, meaning a noise.
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