different between noiselessly vs speechlessly

English

Etymology

noiseless +? -ly

Pronunciation

Adverb

noiselessly (not comparable)

1. In a quiet manner, without any noise.
   • 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Ch.5:

     Not thirty paces behind the two she crouched--Sabor, the huge lioness--lashing her tail. Cautiously she moved a great padded paw forward, noiselessly placing it before she lifted the next. Thus she advanced; her belly low, almost touching the surface of the ground--a great cat preparing to spring upon its prey.

   • The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.

Synonyms

• quietly, silently, inaudibly

Antonyms

• noisily

Related terms

• noise
• noiseless
• noisily
• noisy

Translations

English

Etymology

speechless +? -ly

Adverb

speechlessly (comparative more speechlessly, superlative most speechlessly)

1. In a speechless manner; without speaking.

   He stood there speechlessly. The surprise had rendered him unable to make an intelligible reply.