speechless

speechless
adj.
P. and V. ἄ̆φωνος, V. ἄφθογγος, ἀ̆πόφθεγκτος, ἀ̆φώνητος, ἀ̆ναυδος.

SPEECHLESS

mutus (dumb): elinguis (deprived of the faculty of speech; e.g. from fear). To render anybody speechless aliquem elinguem reddere; alicui usum linguae auferre (of a thing; Ov. Met. 14 99): to be or become speechless elinguem esse; linguae usu defectum esse: I am or become speechless vox me deficit; aliquid mihi vocem intercludit or praecludit (anything deprives me of the power of utterance). Speechless from amazement stupidus.

speechless: i. e. incapacitated (for the time) from speaking:

1. ēlinguis, e (rare): Join: convincere [aliquem] et elinguem reddere, Cic. Fl. 10, 22: Liv.

2. mūtus (strictly of one really dumb): he was struck s., mutus (erat) illico, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 27: v. DUMB.

3. perh. infans: cf. Hor. S. 1, 6, 57, infans pudor (bashfulness, taking away the power of speech).

4. stŭpĭdus (paralysed by emotion: esp. fear or surprise): they were s. with fear, stupidi timore obmutuerunt, Auct. Her. 4, 52, 65. Phr.: I was s. (with horror), obstupui ... et vox faucibus haesit, Virg. Aen. 2, 774: cf. ib. 4, 279, Aeneas aspectu obmutuit ... et vox faucibus haesit: also expr. by vox deficit (aliquem), Kr. e Curt.

ἄλογος
ἄλογος ον, speechless, without reason (adjective)
ἄφωνος
voiceless, speechless, dumb, silent

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ἀβακής
speechless, infantine
ἀγέγωνος
speechless
ἀναυδής
speechless
ἀφθεγγής
speechless
ἀφώνητος
voiceless, speechless
ἄβως
speechless
ἄλαλος
speechless
ἄναυδος
speechless, silent
ἄοπος
speechless
ἄφθογγος
voiceless, speechless

infans
that cannot speak, without speech, mute, speechless
mutus
dumb, mute, speechless, without speech

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elinguis
tongueless, voiceless, speechless