unsound
/ˌʌnˈsaʊnd/
unsound adjective: not whole, not solid, defective.
Adjective
unsound (comparative more unsound or unsounder, superlative most unsound or unsoundest)
- Not whole, not solid, defective.
- unsound mind
- In the ensuing financial panic, many persons sustained heavy losses, and large numbers of unsound schemes succumbed.1946 September and October, “Speculation Run Riot”, in Railway Magazine, page 269
- Infirm, diseased.
- ... A horse labouring under a temporary injury, capable of being speedily cured, is not unsound within the meaning of a warranty of soundness ...1822, Sir John Comyns, Anthony Hammond, A Digest of the Laws of England
- Not good, unreliable.
- You would not like Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound.1919, P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves
unsound meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
unsound in Tamil
- தவறான, திடமற்ற, நோய்ப்பட்ட, மன நோய்ப்பட்ட
unsound in Urdu
- فاتر, خام, ناقص
unsound in Malayalam
- കേടുള്ള, ആരോഗ്യമില്ലാത്ത, ബലഹീനമായ
unsound in Kannada
- ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥ, ದುರ್ಬಲ, ದೋಷಯುಕ್ತ, ಅಭದ್ರ
Examples of unsound in a sentence
- A striking example comes to mind, in which a scheme to improve the existing buildings finished up as virtually a complete reconstruction, owing to the unsound condition of the original structure!1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 255:
- His analysis is not entirely unsound, and he tackles some of the questions head on.2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 47:
Antonyms of unsound
Forms of unsound
| comparative | more unsound |
|---|---|
| comparative | unsounder |
| superlative | most unsound |
| superlative | unsoundest |
Origin of unsound
From un- + sound.
Words formed from unsound
Words that rhyme with unsound
45 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- abound
- bound
- hound
- profound
- impound
- unbound
- underground
- crowned
- found
- remound
- surround
- aground
- embrowned
- expound
- gound
- overground
- sqround
- surround sound
- unconfound
- uncrowned
- astound
- baffound
- below ground
- blound
- browned
- charging the mound
- clowned
- downed
- drowned
- found sound
- frowned
- gowned
- interwound
- lb
- newfound
- overwound
- playaround
- reground
- renowned
- rewound
- unfound
- unrenowned
- unwound
- wound
- York round
Questions about unsound
- What does unsound mean?
- Unsound means not whole, not solid, defective.
- What is unsound in Tamil?
- Unsound in Tamil is தவறான, திடமற்ற, நோய்ப்பட்ட. See Unsound meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use unsound in a sentence?
- A striking example comes to mind, in which a scheme to improve the existing buildings finished up as virtually a complete reconstruction, owing to the unsound condition of the original structure!
- What part of speech is unsound?
- Unsound is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unsound?
- Unsound is pronounced /ˌʌnˈsaʊnd/.
Words near unsound in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unsound (page history and authors); unsound (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unsound (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unsound (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unsound (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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