voicelessness

Noun
Synonyms: aphoniawhisperwhisperingsusurration

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voiceSynonyms: aphonia
  2. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cordsSynonyms: whisperwhisperingsusurration
  3. having no voice in the management or control of affairs“the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Voiceless \Voice"less\, a.

1.Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb. [1913 Webster]

I live and die unheard, With a most voiceless thought, sheathing it as a sword.— Byron.[1913 Webster]

2.(Phon.) Not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless consonant; surd. [1913 Webster]

Voiceless stop (Phon.), a consonant made with no audible sound except in the transition to or from another sound; a surd mute, as p, t, k. [1913 Webster] -- Voice"less*ly, adv. -- Voice"less*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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