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Vinony

speechlessness

noun

  1. lack/loss of speech
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English speechless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English speechlessness From speechless + -ness.

  1. The state of being speechless.

    “'No - rather not, my dear? Well, another night,' he said, hastily translating her speechlessness.”

    “It was her virtue to be tall, pale, characterless and effaced by partial speechlessness.”