What does voice mean?

Definitions for voice
vɔɪsvoice

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Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

voice(noun)
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
"A shrill voice sounded behind us"
voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox(noun)
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"
voice(noun)
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
"the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"
articulation, voice(noun)
expressing in coherent verbal form
"the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
voice(noun)
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"
voice(noun)
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"
voice(noun)
(metonymy) a singer
"he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice(noun)
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
voice(noun)
the ability to speak
"he lost his voice"
voice(noun)
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
part, voice(verb)
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
"he tried to sing the tenor part"
voice(verb)
give voice to
"He voiced his concern"
voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise(verb)
utter with vibrating vocal chords

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

voice(Noun)
The tone or sound emitted by anything
voice(Noun)
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; steven; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice.
voice(Noun)
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; u2014 distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in , , sh, etc., and also whisper.
voice(Noun)
The faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice
voice(Noun)
Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
voice(Noun)
Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote.
voice(Noun)
Command; precept; u2014 now chiefly used in scriptural language.
voice(Noun)
One who speaks; a speaker.
voice(Noun)
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.
voice(Noun)
A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.
voice(Verb)
To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation.
voice(Verb)
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.
voice(Verb)
To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
voice(Verb)
To vote; to elect; to appoint u2014 Shakespeare
voice(Verb)
To clamor; to cry out, to steven u2014 South
voice(Verb)
To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
voice(Verb)
To act as a voice actor to portray a character.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Voice(noun)
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
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(noun)
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
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(noun)
the tone or sound emitted by anything
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(noun)
the faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(noun)
language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(noun)
opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(noun)
command; precept; -- now chiefly used in scriptural language
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(noun)
one who speaks; a speaker
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(noun)
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
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(verb)
to give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(verb)
to fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(verb)
to vote; to elect; to appoint
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]
Voice(verb)
to clamor; to cry out
Etymology: [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. a word, a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erwhnen to mention. Cf. Advocate, Advowson, Avouch, Convoke, Epic, Vocal, Vouch, Vowel.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

Voice
Voice or voicing is a term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless or voiced. The term, however, is used to refer to two separate concepts. Voicing can refer to the articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate. This is its primary use in phonetics to describe phones, which are particular speech sounds. It can also refer to a classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration but need not actually be voiced at the articulatory level. This is the term's primary use in phonology when describing phonemes, or in phonetics when describing phones. At the articulatory level, a voiced sound is one in which the vocal cords vibrate, and a voiceless sound is one in which they do not. For example, voicing accounts for the difference between the pair of sounds associated with the English letters "s" and "z". The two sounds are transcribed as and to distinguish them from the English letters, which have several possible pronunciations depending on context. If one places the fingers on the voice box, one can feel a vibration when one pronounces zzzz, but not when one pronounces ssss. In most European languages, with a notable exception being Icelandic, vowels and other sonorants are modally voiced.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Voice
vois, n. sound from the mouth: sound given out by anything: utterance or mode of utterance: language: expression: expressed opinion: one who speaks: (Shak.) reputation: sound uttered with resonance of the vocal chords: vote: (gram.) mode of inflecting verbs, as being active or passive.—v.t. to give utterance to, declare, announce: to fit for sounding: to regulate the tone of: to utter with voice or tone, as distinguished from breath.—adjs. Voiced, furnished with a voice; Voice′ful, having a voice: vocal.—n. Voice′fulness.—adj. Voice′less, having no voice or vote.—ns. Voice′lessness; Voic′er; Voic′ing, the regulating of the tone of organ pipes, ensuring proper power, pitch, and quality.—In my voice (Shak.), in my name; Inner voice, part, in music, a voice-part intermediate between the highest and the lowest; In voice, in good condition for singing or speaking.—With one voice, unanimously. [O. Fr. voix—L. vox, vocis; akin to Gr. epos, a word.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

voice
Sound created by the mouth when a person speaks.
Her voice was so beautiful and he loved it.
Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020
voice
The sound we hear when a person speaks.
Our voices are so beautiful, each of us have our beautiful tone and voice.
Submitted by MaryC on April 25, 2020
voice
To express or communicate.
He did always voice how he felt and knew his voice was heard.
Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020

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British National Corpus

Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'voice' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #502
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'voice' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1428
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'voice' in Nouns Frequency: #174
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'voice' in Verbs Frequency: #267

How to pronounce voice?

Alex
US English
Daniel
British
Karen
Australian
Veena
Indian

How to say voice in sign language?

Numerology

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of voice in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of voice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of voice in a Sentence

Anuj Somany:
It is so torturous to be in the crowd not only because the voice there is usually loud, but also often on account of its ongoing low-tone talk fills subconsciously a lot of filth & noise in the mind cloud.
Andreas Simic:
There are times in life... There are times in life...to be a child There are times in life...to be a friend There are times in life...to have a good cry There are times in life... to grow and up and be an adult There are times in life...to fill that love nest There are times in life...to say I do There are times in life...to cradle a child in your arms There are times in life...to watch the sun rise There are times in life...to laugh louder than you should There are times in life...to listen, be heard, to say a kind word; be the voice of reason There are times in life...to celebrate all that could be There are times in life...to let loose There are times in life...to plant a kiss, bear hug or to grieve There are times in life...to learn, to become wiser and to dispense that wisdom There are times in life...to hold someone’s hand There are times in life...to be a shoulder to lean on There are times in life... to be a confidant There are times in life...to do the heavy lifting There are times in life...to grow old gracefully There are times in life...to coast along There are times in life...to be at peace and rest There are times in life... to watch the sunset There are times in life...to leave it all for those left behind Andreas Simic
Tony Hall:
This is a service we want to strengthen and expand, my own strong view is that this is one area where this country's voice could be much stronger - especially in the Middle East, India and Russia and the states that used to make up the Soviet Union.
Jeremy Ben-Ami:
But today, with a really divided society on both sides of the ocean, both there and here, it isn't possible any longer for there to be a single voice representing the views of all Jewish Americans.
Bradley Kim:
If anyone feels like they do n’t have a voice or feel like they are alone, just know there are plenty of people out there like you and me, and more that are willing to talk to you about it.