voiceless
[ vois-lis ]
/ ˈvɔɪs lɪs /
adjective
having no voice; mute.
uttering no words; silent.
having an unmusical voice.
unspoken; unuttered: voiceless sympathy.
having no vote or right of choice.
Phonetics. (of a speech sound)
- without voice; unvoiced; surd; aphonic (contrasted with voiced): “p,” “f,” and “s” are voiceless.
- uttered without phonation.
OTHER WORDS FROM voiceless
voice·less·ly, adverb voice·less·ness, nounWords nearby voiceless
voice-lift,
voice-over,
voice-stress analyzer,
voiced,
voiceful,
voiceless,
voiceprint,
void,
voidable,
voidance,
voided
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British Dictionary definitions for voiceless
voiceless
/ (ˈvɔɪslɪs) /
adjective
without a voice; mute
not articulated
voiceless misery
lacking a musical voice
silent
without the power or right to express an opinion
phonetics
articulated without accompanying vibration of the vocal cords
in English (p) is a voiceless consonant