sound

adjective
/ˈsaʊ̯nd/

Complete, solid, or secure.

Example

“Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.”

Other meanings

Having the property of soundness.
Quiet and deep.
“Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, and often deeply.”

Example sentences

“That sounds like a waste of money.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“My voice does not sound like that!”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The sound of waves filled the air.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sund" (sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sound” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.