Definitions for voicelessness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
voice•lessˈvɔɪs lɪs(adj.)
having no voice; mute.
uttering no words; silent.
having an unmusical voice.
unspoken; unuttered.
having no vote or right of choice.
(of a speech sound) pronounced without vibration of the vocal cords, as the consonants (p), (f), and (s).
Category: Phonetics
Origin of voiceless:
1525–35
voice′less•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
aphonia, voicelessness(noun)
a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness(noun)
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
voicelessness(noun)
having no voice in the management or control of affairs
"the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness"
Wiktionary
voicelessness(Noun)
The condition of being voiceless
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