With its negative prefix in-, inaudible means the opposite of audible. What's clearly audible to you may be inaudible to your elderly grandfather. Modern spy technology can turn inaudible conversations into audible ones with the use of high-powered directional microphones, so if you think you're being spied on, make sure there's a lot of other noise around you. And if you don't want everyone around you to know you're bored, keep your sighs inaudible.
Examples of inaudible in a Sentence
She spoke so quietly that she was almost inaudible.
The sound is inaudible to humans but can be heard by dogs.
Recent Examples on the WebMost of them would be inaudible to human ears but for the laptop that bat researcher Janet Tyburec had set on a truck’s tailgate to pick them up and translate them into a lower range.—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024 The screaming was so loud, the music was almost inaudible.—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024 The increasing popularity of electric vehicles has brought about a situation in which cars can be dangerously inaudible to pedestrians.—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 For some, spasms push the vocal cords too far apart, creating breathy and nearly inaudible speech.—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inaudible
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin inaudibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin audibilis audible
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