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Webster 1913 Edition
Soundness
Sound′ness
,Noun.
The quality or state of being sound;
as, the
soundness
of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness
of reasoning or argument; soundness
of faith.
Syn. – Firmness; strength; solidity; healthiness; truth; rectitude.
Webster 1828 Edition
Soundness
SOUND'NESS
, n.1.
Wholeness; entireness; an unbroken, unimpaired or undecayed state; as the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, of a limb, &c.2.
An unimpaired state of an animal or vegetable body; a state in which the organs are entire and regularly perform their functions. We say, the soundness of the body, the soundness of the constitution, the soundness of health.3.
Firmness; strength; solidity; truth; as soundness of reasoning or argument, of doctrine or principles.4.
Truth; rectitude; firmness; freedom from error or fallacy; orthodoxy; as soundness of faith.