What does voice mean?
Definitions for voice
vɔɪsvoice
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word voice.
Princeton's WordNet
voicenoun
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
"A shrill voice sounded behind us"
voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, voxnoun
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"
voicenoun
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
"the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"
articulation, voicenoun
expressing in coherent verbal form
"the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
voicenoun
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"
voicenoun
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"
voicenoun
(metonymy) a singer
"he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voicenoun
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
voicenoun
the ability to speak
"he lost his voice"
voicenoun
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
part, voiceverb
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
"he tried to sing the tenor part"
voiceverb
give voice to
"He voiced his concern"
voice, sound, vocalize, vocaliseverb
utter with vibrating vocal chords
Wiktionary
voicenoun
The tone or sound emitted by anything
voicenoun
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.
voicenoun
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.
voicenoun
The faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice
voicenoun
Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
voicenoun
Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote.
voicenoun
Command; precept; u2014 now chiefly used in scriptural language.
voicenoun
One who speaks; a speaker.
voicenoun
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.
voicenoun
A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.
voiceverb
To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation.
voiceverb
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.
voiceverb
To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
voiceverb
To vote; to elect; to appoint u2014 Shakespeare
voiceverb
To clamor; to cry out, to steven u2014 South
voiceverb
To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
voiceverb
To act as a voice actor to portray a character.
Webster Dictionary
Voicenoun
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.]
Voicenoun
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.]
Voicenoun
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.]
Voicenoun
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.]
Voicenoun
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.]
Voicenoun
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.]
Voicenoun
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.]
Voicenoun
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.]
Voicenoun
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.]
Voiceverb
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.]
Voiceverb
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.]
Voiceverb
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.]
Voiceverb
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.]
Voiceverb
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
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
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
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
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
voice
Sound created with the mouth when a person speaks.
Her voice is so beautiful and he loves it.
Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020voice
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, 2020voice
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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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
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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
This questions the establishment of a commission that wrote rules that are inadequate to protect the water, the environment and the adjoining property owners, we are seeing emerging and increasing opposition to fracking in North Carolina, and this will allow the public in many ways to continue to voice their concerns.
Will I require a feeding tube, oxygen, dialysis ? appoint someone to be your voice, to make decisions on your behalf.
There were a couple of scenes which were really difficult... There was a point where I told Tabrez I can't do it, he was like: 'Just remember the girls whom you met in Kolkata. And don't you want to make sure that — don't you want to do something good? If you can be the voice for these voiceless girls, even if one girl is saved after watching this film, don't you think that would be a great achievement?' And I was like: 'Yes.' So that's what kept me moving.
If your voice can't change the global behavior of destructive interests, try your vote wisely, sure that will work precisely; otherwise, stay prepared to face global environmental challenges and tragedies based on those interests.
Recent changes did not address fundamental concerns about the bill's impact on the 650,000 individuals that are part of our Medicaid expansion population, nor have those changes eased the concerns of the 350,000 people in the individual market who are dealing with skyrocketing premiums and fewer choices, we will continue to voice our concerns as the law moves to the Senate.
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- صوتArabic
- hlasCzech
- stemmeDanish
- StimmeGerman
- φωνήGreek
- voĉoEsperanto
- vozSpanish
- صداPersian
- ääniFinnish
- voixFrench
- आवाज़Hindi
- hangHungarian
- suaraIndonesian
- voceItalian
- קוֹלHebrew
- ボイスJapanese
- ಧ್ವನಿKannada
- 목소리Korean
- voxLatin
- stemDutch
- stemmeNorwegian
- głosPolish
- vozPortuguese
- voceRomanian
- голосRussian
- rSwedish
- குரல்Tamil
- వాయిస్Telugu
- เสียงThai
- sesTurkish
- голосUkrainian
- آوازUrdu
- tiếng nóiVietnamese
- קולYiddish
- 語音Chinese
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