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Definition of Noiselessly
1. Adverb. Without a sound. "He stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door"
Definition of Noiselessly
1. Adverb. In a quiet manner, without any noise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Noiselessly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Noiselessly
Literary usage of Noiselessly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"... Let me glide noiselessly forth; With the key of softness unlock the locks Thy
unexampled woes and pangs have — with a whisper, Set ope the doors О soul. ..."
2. Life and Letters of Edwin Lawrence Godkin by Edwin Lawrence Godkin (1907)
"... and fondly imagining that because the water rippled noiselessly against their
base, there was no fierceness in the winds and no might in the billows! ..."
3. Letters of Celia Thaxter by Celia Thaxter (1895)
"She comes up the cellar stairs as if she were fired out of a gun, only noiselessly.
She is so grateful and anxious to please I am quite scared, ..."
4. Shakespeare Studies, and Essay on English Dictionaries by Thomas Spencer Baynes, Lewis Campbell (1896)
"When at midnight, after striding noiselessly through the dark and silent corridors,
Tarquin reaches the secret chamber of Lucrece, and rouses her with his ..."
5. Letters of James Smetham by James Smetham (1892)
"... that its life might be Made to portray the tranquil life of thought Where
glittering images sport noiselessly And fancies chased by reason flutter o'er ..."
6. The Mysteries of the Court of London by George William MacArthur Reynolds (1864)
"Accordingly, while the Unknown Lady was conducting her noble paramour the
gravel-walk, Rao plunged rapidly but noiselessly amidst the evergreens the ..."
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