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 Definitions of VOICE  [ɔɪs]  

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Definition of 'VOICE' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) voice
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, esp. of human beings in speaking, singing, etc.

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

3.  voice
such sounds as distinctive to an individual.

4.  voice
such sounds with reference to their character or quality.

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

6.  voice
a sound likened to or resembling vocal utterance.

7.  voice
something likened to speech as conveying impressions to the mind:
the voice of one's conscience.

8.  voice
expression in words or by other means:
to give voice to one's disapproval.

9.  voice
the right to present and receive consideration of one's desires or opinions:
to have a voice in company policy.

10.  voice
an expressed opinion, choice, will, or desire:
the voice of the people.

11.  voice
a person or other agency through which something is expressed or revealed:
the voice of doom.

12.  voice
a person or other agency through which the views of another person or a group are expressed:
the voice of the opposition.

13.  voice
a singer:
He is one of the great voices in opera.

14.  voice
a melodic part in a musical composition:
a fugue with three voices.

15.  voice
the audible result produced by vibration of the vocal cords as air is expelled from the lungs.

16.  voice
a category or set of categories of the verb used to indicate the relation of the subject to the verb as performer, undergoer, or beneficiary of its action, and indicated by verbal inflection or by syntactic devices:
the active voice; the passive voice.

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

18. (v.t.) voice
to give utterance or expression to; declare; proclaim.

19.  voice
to regulate the tone of, as the pipes of an organ.

20.  voice
to utter with the voice.

21.  voice
to pronounce with vibration of the vocal cords.

22.  voice
with one voice, in accord; unanimously.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME (n.) < AF voiz, voice (OF voiz, vois) < L vōcem, acc. of vōx; akin to vocāre to call, Gk óps voice, épos word (see epic ), Skt vakti (he) speaks)

Definition of 'VOICE' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) voice
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
"A shrill voice sounded behind us"

2. (noun) voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
"a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

3. (noun) voice
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
"the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"

4. (noun) articulation, voice
expressing in coherent verbal form
"the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"

5. (noun) voice
a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
"the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"

6. (noun) voice
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
"the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"

7. (noun) voice
(metonymy) a singer
"he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"

8. (noun) spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

9. (noun) voice
the ability to speak
"he lost his voice"

10. (noun) voice
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

11. (verb) part, voice
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
"he tried to sing the tenor part"

12. (verb) voice
give voice to
"He voiced his concern"

13. (verb) voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
utter with vibrating vocal chords


Definition of 'VOICE' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) voice
the sound that comes out of your mouth when you speak or sing
She spoke in a loud/quiet voice.; his amazing singing voice

2.  voice
raise your voice
to speak in a loud, angry way
My father never raised his voice at me.

3.  voice
sb's voice breaks
indicates the lowering of a boy's voice during puberty
His voice is starting to break.

4.  voice
lose your voice
to not be able to speak because of illness
I'm starting to lose my voice.

5.  voice
an expression of the opinions of a group
The newspaper is the voice of the poor.

6. (verb) voice
to express your thoughts or opinions
to voice your concerns


Definition of 'VOICE' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) VOICE
sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice

2. (noun) VOICE
sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; -- distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also whisper

3. (noun) VOICE
the tone or sound emitted by anything

4. (noun) VOICE
the faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice

5. (noun) VOICE
language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion

6. (noun) VOICE
opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote

7. (noun) VOICE
command; precept; -- now chiefly used in scriptural language

8. (noun) VOICE
one who speaks; a speaker

9. (noun) VOICE
a particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses

10. (verb) VOICE
to give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation

11. (verb) VOICE
to utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper

12. (verb) VOICE
to fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ

13. (verb) VOICE
to vote; to elect; to appoint

14. (verb) VOICE
to clamor; to cry out


Definitions of 'VOICE' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  VOICE
To phone someone, as opposed to emailing them or connecting in talk mode. “I'm busy now; I'll voice you later.


Definition of 'VOICE' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  VOICE
The sounds produced by humans by the passage of air through the LARYNX and over the VOCAL CORDS, and then modified by the resonance organs, the NASOPHARYNX, and the MOUTH.


Translation of 'VOICE' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing
He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: stem Arabic flag Arabic: صَوْت Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: глас (звук)
Brazilian flag Brazilian: voz Czech flag Czech: hlas German flag German: die Stimme
Danish flag Danish: stemme Greek flag Greek: φωνή Spanish flag Spanish: voz
Estonian flag Estonian: hääl Farsi flag Farsi: صدا Finnish flag Finnish: ääni
French flag French: voix Hebrew flag Hebrew: קוֹל Hindi flag Hindi: आवाज
Croatian flag Croatian: glas Hungarian flag Hungarian: hang Indonesian flag Indonesian: suara
Icelandic flag Icelandic: rödd, (mál)rómur Italian flag Italian: voce Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean: 목소리 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: balsas Latvian flag Latvian: balss
Malay flag Malay: suara Dutch flag Dutch: stem Norwegian flag Norwegian: stemme, røst, mål
Polish flag Polish: głos Portuguese flag Portuguese: voz Romanian flag Romanian: voce
Russian flag Russian: голос Slovak flag Slovak: hlas Slovenian flag Slovenian: glas
Serbian flag Serbian: glas Swedish flag Swedish: röst, stämma Thai flag Thai: เสียงพูด
Turkish flag Turkish: ses Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 嗓音, 聲音 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: голос
Urdu flag Urdu: آواز، صوت Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: giọng nói, hát Chinese flag Chinese: 嗓音,声音

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'VOICE' - Nearby Entries  

voice  voice communication  voiced  voiced sound  voiceless  voiceless consonant  voicelessness  



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