Of a voice, sounds, utterances: Subdued, soft, not loud. Now archaic. (Chiefly after 1 Kings xix. 12.)

Of sound or the voice: gentle, low, soft; of little power or strength; not loud, harsh, or rough. Occasionally also: thin, shrill.

Of the voice, a sound, etc.: not loud; soft, quiet.

Of the voice or speech: low, uttered in an undertone, subdued.

Of the voice: see feign, v. 12. Obsolete.

Of the voice: low, subdued. Cf. submiss, adj. 2. Now rare.

Of the voice: low, subdued; = submiss, adj. 2.

= submiss, adj. 2. Obsolete. rare.

figurative. Of the voice: soft and smooth, velvety.