voicelessnessn.
/ˈvɔɪslᵻsnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈvɔɪslᵻsnᵻs/ The fact or condition of being voiceless (in various senses).
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society > authority > lack of power > [noun] > lack of control of affairs
voicelessness1828
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > [noun]
aphony1684
voicelessness1828
the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > voiced or voiceless sound gen > [noun] > voiceless quality
breath1669
voicelessness1874
1828 H. McCormac Treat. Hesitation of Speech 16 The source of this voicelessness has never been before conceived.
1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 54 74 Dreadful as if distilled from the voicelessness of the graves of a buried world.
1874 A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. IV. iii. 1126 To indicate voicelessness, prefix (‘) to a whispered, or (“) to a voiced letter.
1926 Musical Q. 12 571 The prima donna was..convinced that as a result of the baritone's voicelessness there was going to be a scandal.
1965 W. S. Allen Vox Latina 103 The dialogue makes a number of important deductions,..including..the voicelessness of intervocalic s.
1994 Sydney Morning Herald 5 Mar. (Spectrum Suppl.) a11/6 Voicelessness..can be the most eloquent communication of all.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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