1
: not expressed in or accompanied by words
a wordless picture book
2
: silent, speechless
sat wordless throughout the meeting
wordlessly
adverb
wordlessness
noun
Examples of wordless in a Sentence
he stood wordless before his accusers
a wordless fondness for each other
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For five otherwise wordless minutes, the entire song plays through as Mr. Eastwood and Donna Mills stroll across a windy beach, past crashing waves and into the forest.
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Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Then there was Radner’s wordless dance routine with Steve Martin—in which the pair toggles between all-out slapstick and total earnestness—that remains a higher form of comedy, even 50 years later.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
The wordless film about a group of animals learning to coexist and work together on a small boat after a mysterious flood changes their world features some of the greatest character animation of animals the medium has ever seen.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
But maybe the most titillating moment of all is the final tennis set — a wordless showdown that feels more like an emotional undressing than a championship match.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Then there was Radner’s wordless dance routine with Steve Martin—in which the pair toggles between all-out slapstick and total earnestness—that remains a higher form of comedy, even 50 years later.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
The wordless film about a group of animals learning to coexist and work together on a small boat after a mysterious flood changes their world features some of the greatest character animation of animals the medium has ever seen.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
But maybe the most titillating moment of all is the final tennis set — a wordless showdown that feels more like an emotional undressing than a championship match.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Wordless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordless. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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