52 faintness of sound nouns 1 faintness, lowness, softness, gentleness, subduedness, dimness, feebleness, weakness; indistinctness, unclearness, flatness; subaudibility, inaudibility; decrescendo; distant sound 2 muffled tone, veiled voice, voce velata , covered tone; mutedness; dullness question:from which of the following reference books is the entry?