Soundly

/ˈsaʊndli/ adverb

Definition

In a deep, thorough, or complete way, especially when describing sleep or a beating.

Etymology

From the adjective 'sound' (meaning firm or deep) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'; 'sound' comes from Old English 'gesund' meaning healthy or unbroken.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'sleeping soundly' shows how the word jumped from meaning 'physically whole' to meaning 'deeply undisturbed'—our brain made that connection!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፂፂ
ha-ha
ARالعربية
بعمق
bi-am-q
BNবাংলা
গভীরভাবে
gob-heer-bha-be
CACatalà
de forma clara
de fo-ma cla-ra
CSČeština
hluboce
hlu-bo-ce
DADansk
klart
kla-rt
DEDeutsch
laut und deutlich
laut un deut-lich
ELΕλληνικά
πλήρως
p-lee-ros
ESEspañol
profundamente
pro-fun-da-men-te
FAفارسی
عمق
am-q
FISuomi
selkeästi
sel-ke-as-ti
FRFrançais
profondément
pro-fon-de-man
GUGU
ધ્વનિ
dhn-vee
HAHA
sauti
sow-tee
HEעברית
עמוק
ah-moak
HIहिन्दी
गहराई से
ga-ha-ree se
HUMagyar
mélyen
meh-lee-en
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan baik
den-gan bai-k
IGIG
obi
oh-bee
ITItaliano
profondamente
pro-fon-da-men-te
JA日本語
深く
fu-ka-ku
KKKK
сауат
sa-wat
KMKM
សំរា
sam-ra
KO한국어
깊이
kip-ee
MRMR
ध्वनी
dhn-vee
MSBahasa Melayu
dengan baik
den-gan bai-k
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီး
k-yee
NLNederlands
geluidig
h-lay-doo-ig
NONorsk
klart
kla-rt
PAPA
ਧੁਨੀ
dhn-ee
PLPolski
głęboko
glen-bo-ko
PTPortuguês
profundamente
pro-fun-da-men-te
RORomână
profund
pro-fund
RUРусский
глубоко
glo-bo-ko
SVSvenska
tydligt
ty-d-ligt
SWKiswahili
sauti kubwa
sow-tee koo-rva
TAதமிழ்
தீவிரமாக
thee-vi-ra-ma-ga
TEతెలుగు
గట్టిగా
gat-ti-ga
THไทย
ลึก
leek
TLTL
malakas
ma-la-kas
TRTürkçe
derinden
de-ri-nen
UKУкраїнська
глибоко
hly-bo-ko
URاردو
گہرائی سے
gah-rai-se
VITiếng Việt
rõ ràng
roh-rang
YOYO
iṣẹ
ee-she
ZH中文
深深地
shen-shen-di
ZUZU
amatshe
ah-mah-tshe

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