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voiceless
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voice·less  (voisls)
adj.
1. Having no voice; mute.
2. Linguistics Uttered without vibration of the vocal cords, as the sounds (t) and (p).

voiceless·ly adv.
voiceless·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.voicelessvoiceless - deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote; "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets"
3.voicelessvoiceless - 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) [consonant] → sordo
voiceless [ˈvɔɪslɪs] adj (Ling) → sordo/a; (mute) → muto/a
voiceless [ˈvɔɪslɪs] adj (Ling) → sordo/a; (mute) → muto/a


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