voice·less (vois l s)adj. 1. Having no voice; mute. 2. Linguistics Uttered without vibration of the vocal cords, as the sounds (t) and (p). voice less·ly adv.voice less·ness n. |
voiceless [ˈvɔɪslɪs]
adj
1. without a voice; mute
2. not articulated voiceless misery
3. (Music, other) lacking a musical voice
4. silent
5. without the power or right to express an opinion
6. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics articulated without accompanying vibration of the vocal cords in English (p) is a voiceless consonant
voicelessly adv
voicelessness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | voiceless - produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'" |
| 2. | voiceless - deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote; "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets" | |
| 3. |  voiceless - uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers"inaudible, unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation" | |
| 4. | voiceless - being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" |
Translations
voiceless [ˈvɔɪslɪs] adj (Ling) → sordo/a; (mute) → muto/a
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