What does voiceless mean?

Definitions for voiceless
ˈvɔɪs lɪsvoice·less

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unvoiced, voiceless, surd, hardadjective

    produced without vibration of the vocal cords

    "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"

  2. disenfranchised, disfranchised, voiceless, votelessadjective

    deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote

    "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets"

  3. breathed, voicelessadjective

    uttered without voice

    "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers"

  4. aphonic, voicelessadjective

    being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech

Wiktionary

  1. voicelessadjective

    Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.

  2. voicelessadjective

    Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced. Examples: [t], [s], [f].

Wikipedia

  1. voiceless

    In linguistics, voicelessness is the property of sounds being pronounced without the larynx vibrating. Phonologically, it is a type of phonation, which contrasts with other states of the larynx, but some object that the word phonation implies voicing and that voicelessness is the lack of phonation. The International Phonetic Alphabet has distinct letters for many voiceless and modally voiced pairs of consonants (the obstruents), such as [p b], [t d], [k ɡ], [q ɢ], [f v], and [s z]. Also, there are diacritics for voicelessness, U+0325 ◌̥ COMBINING RING BELOW and U+030A ◌̊ COMBINING RING ABOVE, which is used for letters with a descender. Diacritics are typically used with letters for prototypically voiced sounds, such as vowels and sonorant consonants: [ḁ], [l̥], [ŋ̊]. In Russian use of the IPA, the voicing diacritic may be turned for voicelessness, e.g. ⟨ṋ⟩.

ChatGPT

  1. voiceless

    Voiceless generally refers to the lack of use or absence of the voice. It can be used in various contexts: 1) In phonetics, a voiceless sound is one that is produced without the vocal cords vibrating. 2) In the social context, it can refer to the state of being unheard or unexpressed, often in relation to marginalized or disadvantaged individuals or groups who lack the power to effectively communicate their needs, rights, or opinions. 3) In healthcare, it may refer to the medical condition of being unable to speak. 4) In literature or other narratives, a voiceless character might be one who does not have their perspective shared or their story told.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Voicelessadjective

    having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb

  2. Voicelessadjective

    not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless consonant; surd

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of voiceless in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of voiceless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of voiceless in a Sentence

  1. New Day:

    This is one of the reasons why so many people, especially African Americans voters, in these communities are really feeling voiceless, really feeling as if they're not sure if their vote matters at the end of New Day, because there's no plan there.

  2. Salman Rushdie:

    If you want to tell the untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you've got to find a language. Which goes for film as well as prose, for documentary as well as autobiography. Use the wrong language, and you're dumb and blind.

  3. Mrunal Thakur:

    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.

  4. Aeschylus:

    Justice, voiceless, unseen, seeth thee when thou sleepest and when thou goest forth and when thou liest down. Continually doth she attend thee, now aslant thy course, now at a later time.

  5. Bill Montgomery:

    He should not be forgotten in all of this. Justice and due process for Christopher is a right that he has, too, and it's the job of prosecutors, unfortunately in situations like this, where we have to be the voice of the voiceless.

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