1
: not expressed in or accompanied by words
a wordless picture book
2
: silent, speechless
sat wordless throughout the meeting
wordlessly
adverb
wordlessness
noun
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he stood wordless before his accusers
a wordless fondness for each other
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End of an era: Blue Man Group, the wordless theatrical troupe of drumbeating, paint-splattering, baldheaded blue performers, will end its New York run after more than three decades and 17,000 performances.
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James Barron, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
In the show, a trio of wordless performers, bald and blue-skinned, turn all manner of tubes, drums and other devices into percussion instruments and pull off eye-popping stunts with marshmallows, paint and Cap’n Crunch cereal.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Accordingly, Slow Horses has worked hard to feed into his persona, offering a slow trickle of wordless shots or small scenes of Harkness while gassing up his reputation as an assassin, a terrorist, and an all-around maniac.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Without spoiling too much, the jungle becomes the backdrop for a wordless dance, the two men getting to know each other under the skin.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024
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James Barron, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
In the show, a trio of wordless performers, bald and blue-skinned, turn all manner of tubes, drums and other devices into percussion instruments and pull off eye-popping stunts with marshmallows, paint and Cap’n Crunch cereal.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
Accordingly, Slow Horses has worked hard to feed into his persona, offering a slow trickle of wordless shots or small scenes of Harkness while gassing up his reputation as an assassin, a terrorist, and an all-around maniac.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Without spoiling too much, the jungle becomes the backdrop for a wordless dance, the two men getting to know each other under the skin.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Wordless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordless. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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wordless
adjective
word·less
ˈwərd-ləs 
1
: not expressed in or having words
a wordless picture book
2
: silent sense 1, speechless
sat wordless throughout the meeting
wordlessly
adverb
wordlessness
noun
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