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adjective
- 1. mute; speechless: "how could he have remained voiceless in the face of her cruelty?"
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VOICELESS definition: 1. If a group of people is voiceless, it does not have the power or the legal right to express…. Learn more.
The meaning of VOICELESS is having no voice : mute. How to use voiceless in a sentence.
Voiceless definition: having no voice; mute.. See examples of VOICELESS used in a sentence.
1. adjective. A voiceless speech sound is one that is produced without vibration of the vocal cords. [technical] ...the voiceless 'th'. 2. adjective. Someone who is voiceless is unable to speak. [written] His voiceless lips formed the words 'Thank you'. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Someone who can't speak, either literally or figuratively, is voiceless. Your sore throat may leave you voiceless for a couple of days, and the youngest child in a family might feel voiceless when it comes to making to big family decisions.
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. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics articulated without accompanying vibration of the vocal cords: in English (p) is a voiceless consonant. ˈvoicelessly adv.
Definition of voiceless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A voiceless speech sound is one that is produced without vibration of the vocal cords.
VOICELESS meaning: 1 : not large or powerful enough to be noticed by the government, the media, etc.; 2 : made without moving your vocal cords.
Adjective. Filter. adjective. Having no voice; dumb; mute. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not speaking; silent. Webster's New World. Not spoken; not uttered. A voiceless wish. Webster's New World. Lacking a musical voice or the ability to sing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
