earreach
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Definition
Noun: 1. The range within which a voice or sound can be heard; hearing distance. This refers to the physical area or proximity where sounds, particularly voices, are audible.
Usage
- Earreach is a somewhat formal or literary synonym for the more common word earshot. It is used to describe a distance from a sound source, especially a person speaking.
- It is typically used in prepositional phrases like within earreach, out of earreach, beyond earreach, or come within earreach.
Examples
- The manager discussed the confidential plans only when she was sure her colleagues were out of earreach.
- Please keep the children within earreach while they play in the garden.
- He whispered the secret once the others had moved beyond earreach.
Advanced Usage
- To be within earreach of: To be close enough to hear something specific.
- The campsite was within earreach of the ocean waves.
- To bring/come within earreach: To move closer so that something becomes audible.
- As we approached the village, the sound of music came within earreach.
Variants and Related Words
- Earshot (n): The more common and frequently used synonym for earreach.
- Wait until he is out of earshot before you speak.
- Hearing (n): The faculty of perceiving sound; can also contextually imply range.
- It was said in a whisper, barely within my hearing.
Synonyms
- Earshot: The range of distance within which a sound can be heard.
- Hearing distance: The space over which something can be heard.
- Auditory range: The scope within which sounds are perceptible.
Antonyms
- Out of range: Not within the distance to be heard or seen.
- Inaudible distance: A distance where sound cannot be perceived.
Noun
- the range within which a voice can be heard
- the children were told to stay within earshot