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The earliest known use of the adverb noiselessly is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for noiselessly is from 1794, in the writing of Robert Jephson, playwright.
Noiselessly comes from noise, an Old French word meaning "din, disturbance, or brawl," from the Latin nausea, "disgust, annoyance, or discomfort." Definitions of noiselessly adverb
Where does the adjective noiseless come from? Earliest known use. early 1600s. The earliest known use of the adjective noiseless is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for noiseless is from 1608, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. noiseless is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noise n., ‑less suffix.
According to some, it is from Latin nausea "disgust, annoyance, discomfort," literally "seasickness" (see nausea ). According to others, it is from Latin noxia "hurting, injury, damage."
A figure comes at the captain: something white and slender that ran upon the captain noiselessly.
But the word noise came into English from early French, in which it meant "quarrel, loud noise." French had it from the Latin word nausea meaning "seasickness, nausea." Perhaps the original connection was with the unpleasant sounds or complaints made by seasick passengers or sailors.
What does the noun noiselessness mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun noiselessness . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
