voice

[ vois ]

/ vɔɪs /

noun

the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.

the faculty or power of uttering sounds through the mouth by the controlled expulsion of air; speech: to lose one's voice.

a range of such sounds distinctive to one person, or to a type of person or animal: Her voice is commanding.

the condition or effectiveness of the voice for speaking or singing: to be in poor voice.

a sound likened to or resembling vocal utterance: the voice of the wind.

something likened to speech as conveying impressions to the mind: the voice of nature.

expression in spoken or written words, or by other means: to give voice to one's disapproval by a letter.

the right to present and receive consideration of one's desires or opinions: We were given no voice in the election.

an expressed opinion or choice: a voice for compromise.

an expressed will or desire: the voice of the people.

expressed wish or injunction: obedient to the voice of God.

the person or other agency through which something is expressed or revealed: a warning that proved to be the voice of prophecy.

a singer: one of our best voices.

a voice part: a score for piano and voice.

Phonetics. the audible result of phonation and resonance.

Grammar.

a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in some languages, as Latin, and which is typically used to indicate the relation of the verbal action to the subject as performer, undergoer, or beneficiary of its action.
a set of syntactic devices in some languages, as English, that is similar to this set in function.
any of the categories of these sets: the English passive voice; the Greek middle voice.

the finer regulation, as of intensity and color, in tuning, especially of a piano or organ.

verb (used with object), voiced, voic·ing.

to give utterance or expression to; declare; proclaim: to voice one's discontent.

Music.

to regulate the tone of, as the pipes of an organ.
to write the voice parts for (music).

to utter with the voice.

Phonetics. to pronounce with glottal vibration.

to interpret from sign language into spoken language.

adjective

Computers. of or relating to the use of human or synthesized speech: voice-data entry; voice output.

Telecommunications. of or relating to the transmission of speech or data over media designed for the transmission of speech: voice-grade channel; voice-data network.

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Idioms for voice

the still, small voice, the conscience: He was only occasionally troubled by the still, small voice.

with one voice, in accord; unanimously: They arose and with one voice acclaimed the new president.

Origin of voice

1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Anglo-French voiz, voice (Old French voiz, vois) < Latin vōcem, accusative of vōx; akin to vocāre to call, Greek óps voice, épos word (see epic), Sanskrit vakti (he) speaks

SYNONYMS FOR voice

5 cry, call.

6 sound, language, speech, tongue.

11 order, command.

12 mouthpiece, organ.

18 reveal, disclose, publish.

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OTHER WORDS FROM voice

voic·er, noun out·voice, verb (used with object), out·voiced, out·voic·ing. un·der·voice, noun

Words nearby voice

vogueing, voguing, voguish, vogul, vohwinkel syndrome, voice, voice box, voice coil, voice input, voice mail, voice of america

Example sentences from the Web for voice

When he does, here is a gentleness in his voice, a reflective and lovely quality that no movie he has been in has ever captured.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile |Robert Ward |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The Millennial Action Project (MAP) seeks to engage young people in politics and give them more of a voice in governing.

When Will We See a #Millennial Congress? |Linda Killian |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“He is borrowing my voice to tell you this story,” she told the crowd.

A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda |Ruth Michaelson |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But we also live with healing, with love, with activism, with a voice.

I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything |Liz Seccuro |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“[Writing was] the only way I could get people to listen to me without wondering what was wrong with my voice,” he told the Times.

Chris Colfer on Writing, Acting, and the Pain of Being A Pop Culture Trailblazer |Oliver Jones |December 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Stevens lowered his voice, and stopped to peer again about the bush.

The Hunted Woman |James Oliver Curwood
Then he endeavoured to hum a tune; but his voice seemed to choke him.

The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 |George W. M. Reynolds
He has caused His voice to be heard in this dark and sinful world.

The Assembly of God |C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
The voice that calls foreign immigrants southward to-day is not single but double.

The Negro in the South |Booker T. Washington
The voice from the head of the table was one of controlled impatience.

Flamsted quarries |Mary E. Waller

British Dictionary definitions for voice

voice

/ (vɔɪs) /

noun

the sound made by the vibration of the vocal cords, esp when modified by the resonant effect of the tongue and mouth See also speech Related adjective: vocal

the natural and distinctive tone of the speech sounds characteristic of a particular person nobody could mistake his voice

the condition, quality, effectiveness, or tone of such sounds a hysterical voice

the musical sound of a singing voice, with respect to its quality or tone she has a lovely voice

the ability to speak, sing, etc he has lost his voice

a sound resembling or suggestive of vocal utterance the voice of the sea; the voice of hard experience

written or spoken expression, as of feeling, opinion, etc (esp in the phrase give voice to)

a stated choice, wish, or opinion or the power or right to have an opinion heard and considered to give someone a voice in a decision

an agency through which is communicated another's purpose, policy, etc such groups are the voice of our enemies

music

musical notes produced by vibrations of the vocal cords at various frequencies and in certain registersa tenor voice
(in harmony) an independent melodic line or parta fugue in five voices

phonetics the sound characterizing the articulation of several speech sounds, including all vowels or sonants, that is produced when the vocal cords make loose contact with each other and are set in vibration by the breath as it forces its way through the glottis

grammar a category of the verb or verbal inflections that expresses whether the relation between the subject and the verb is that of agent and action, action and recipient, or some other relation See active (def. 5), passive (def. 5), middle (def. 5)

obsolete rumour

(foll by of) obsolete fame; renown

in voice in a condition to sing or speak well

out of voice with the voice temporarily in a poor condition, esp for singing

with one voice unanimously

verb (tr)

to utter in words; give expression to to voice a complaint

to articulate (a speech sound) with voice

music to adjust (a wind instrument or organ pipe) so that it conforms to the correct standards of tone colour, pitch, etc

to provide the voice for (a puppet or cartoon character) in an animated film

Derived forms of voice

voicer, noun

Word Origin for voice

C13: from Old French voiz, from Latin vōx

Medical definitions for voice

voice

[ vois ]

n.

The sound made by air passing out through the larynx and upper respiratory tract and produced by the vibration of the vocal organs.

Idioms and Phrases with voice

voice

see at the top of one's lungs (voice); give voice to; have a say (voice) in; raise one's voice; still small voice; with one voice.

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voice

noun

verb (used with object), voiced, voic·ing.

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