unsounded

Words with a similar base: unsounded

'unsounded'

[profound.s.05] as in: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; ; -Thomas Gray

Examples:
the profound depths of the sea
the dark unfathomed caves of ocean
unplumbed depths of the sea
remote and unsounded caverns

'unsounded'

[silent.s.04] as in: not made to sound

Examples:
the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'
in French certain letters are often unsounded

Origins

					unsounded (English)
├── sounded (English)
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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