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Definition of inaudible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inaudible

adjective
 
/ɪnˈɔːdəbl/
 
/ɪnˈɔːdəbl/
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  1. inaudible (to somebody) that you cannot hear
    • She spoke in an almost inaudible whisper.
    • The whistle was inaudible to the human ear.
    • His voice was almost inaudible.
    • The sound is inaudible to the human ear.
    opposite audible
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    adverb
    • totally
    • almost
    • nearly
    preposition
    • to
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin inaudibilis, from in- ‘not’ + audibilis, from audire ‘hear’.
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