Inaudible
/ɪnˈɔː.də.bəl/noun
Not able to be heard.
Did you know?Inaudible comes from Latin audire, the same ancient root behind audio, audience, and obey, so hearing and command are secretly tied together in the word’s family tree.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ewdʰ-
“to perceive by hearing”
Latin
Latin
audīre
“to hear”
Latin
Latin
īn- + audībilis
“not hearable”
Late Latin / Old French
Latin / Old French
inaudible
“not capable of being heard”
Middle English
English
inaudible
“too faint or quiet to hear”
Modern English
English
inaudible
“not able to be heard”