Difference between Sound and Strait

What is the difference between Sound and Strait?

Sound as an adjective is healthy. while Strait as an adjective is narrow; restricted as to space or room; close

Sound

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Healthy. Complete, solid, or secure. having the soundness property. Good or a good thing. sound asleep; quietly resting, sleeping peacefully; undisturbed

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To produce a sound. To convey an impression by one's sound. To arise or to be recognizable as arising within a particular area of law. To cause to produce a sound. To pronounce a vowel or a consonant. dive downwards, used of a whale. probe test

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium. (He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him.) A vibration capable of causing this. A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc Long narrow inlet. (Puget Sound, Owen Sound, etc.) A probe (e.g. a surgeon's tool)

Example sentence: Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.

Strait

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: narrow; restricted as to space or room; closerighteous, strict

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.A difficult position (often used in plural)

We hope you now know whether to use Sound or Strait in your sentence.

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