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Soundness   /sˈaʊndnəs/   Listen
Soundness

noun
1.
A state or condition free from damage or decay.
2.
The quality of being prudent and sensible.  Synonyms: wisdom, wiseness.
3.
The muscle tone of healthy tissue.  Synonym: firmness.



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"Soundness" Quotes from Famous Books



... instances in Ulster of the soundness of the principle that I have stated. Take the diocese of Raphoe. It was designed to include Inishowen. But from a tribal point of view Inishowen (Inis Eoghain) belonged to the next diocese, which included the tribeland of Tir Eoghain. Its inhabitants were of the same stock as the Cenel Eoghain, ...
— St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh • H. J. Lawlor

... soundness in them, whom aught of Thy creation displeaseth: as neither in me, when much which Thou hast made, displeased me. And because my soul durst not be displeased at my God, it would fain not account that Thine, which displeased it. Hence it had gone into the ...
— The Confessions of Saint Augustine • Saint Augustine

... superintendent. In warm, dry weather, with other conditions favorable, removal may be begun after seven days. Then the following schedule may be followed: At the end of seven days remove the sides of the column forms. This gives an opportunity to determine the soundness of the column casting and also serves the further desirable purpose of baring the concrete to the curing and hardening action of the air. At the end of 14 days loosen the wedges of the posts supporting the slab centers ...
— Concrete Construction - Methods and Costs • Halbert P. Gillette

... of Chief Justice Hornblower was given at length, and is said to have displayed a soundness and extent of legal knowledge, with a spirit of mildness and humanity, well worthy of the highest judicial tribunal of ...
— The Underground Railroad • William Still

... The Plan of Campaign, is a very powerful study of modern political life. As a concession to humanity, each of the politicians is made to fall in love, and the charm of their various romances fully atones for the soundness of the author's theory of rent. Miss Robinson dissects, describes, and discourses with keen scientific insight and minute observation. Her style, though somewhat lacking in grace, is, at its best, simple and strong. Richard ...
— Reviews • Oscar Wilde


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