transaudient

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English

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Etymology

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From trans- +‎ audient.

Adjective

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transaudient (comparative more transaudient, superlative most transaudient)

  1. Permitting the passage of sound.
    • 1853–1864, James Russell Lowell, “(please specify the page)”, in Fireside Travels, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1864, →OCLC:
      There were dwarfs, also, who danced and sang, and many a proprietor regretted the transaudient properties of canvas, which allowed the frugal public to share in the melody without entering the booth

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