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soundest |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sound \Sound\, a. [Compar. {Sounder}; superl. {Soundest}.] [OE. sound, AS sund; akin to D. gezond G. gesund, OHG. gisunt Dan. & Sw sund, and perhaps to L. sanus. Cf {Sane}.] 1. Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind as sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship. 2. Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding. 3. Firm; strong; safe. The brasswork here how rich it is in beams, And how besides, it makes the whole house sound. --Chapman. 4. Free from error; correct; right honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as a sound lawyer; a sound thinker. Do not I know you a favorer Of this new seat? Ye are nor sound. --Shak. 5. Founded in truth or right supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles. Hold fast the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me --2 Tim. i. 13. 6. heavy; laid on with force; as a sound beating. 7. Undisturbed; deep; profound; as sound sleep. 8. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as a sound title to land. Note: Sound is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as sound-headed, sound-hearted, sound-timbered, etc {Sound currency} (Com.), a currency whose actual value is the same as its nominal value; a currency which does not deteriorate or depreciate or fluctuate in comparision with the standard of values.
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