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[ vois-lis ] / ˈvɔɪs lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR voiceless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving no voice; mute. uttering no words; silent. having an unmusical voice. unspoken; unuttered: voiceless sympathy. having no vote or right of choice. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) - without voice; unvoiced; surd; aphonic (contrasted with voiced): “p,” “f,” and “s” are voiceless.
- uttered without phonation.
Origin of voicelessFirst recorded in 1525–35; voice + -less OTHER WORDS FROM voicelessvoice·less·ly, adverbvoice·less·ness, nounWords nearby voicelessvoice coil, voiced, voiceful, voice input, voice-leading, voiceless, voice-lift, voice mail, Voice of America, voice-over, voice over broadband Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for voicelessHe wanted to give a voice to the voiceless, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. Obama Administration and Sotloff Family Battle Over Blame for Journalist’s Kidnapping|Josh Rogin|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST And overwhelmingly, the communities who suffer the most are those who are the most vulnerable and voiceless. A Challenge to New Media Moguls Pierre Omidyar and Jeff Bezos|Alexander Busansky|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST Human-rights movements have traditionally existed to help the voiceless and those without agency gain progressively more rights. Kirsten Powers: I Don’t Stand With Wendy Davis|Kirsten Powers|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Is giving voice to the voiceless worth less than other work? Hurricane Sandy Anniversary a Reminder of the Power of Volunteers|Jill W. Iscol|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I think of the small number of brave whistleblowers who stood up for innocent, voiceless victims. My Lai 45 Years Later—And the Unknown Atrocities of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan|Nick Turse|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST Lifeless eyes and voiceless lips now, had cheered these flags with the same joy that once greeted the eagles of Napoleon. The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington When the confusion had subsided sufficiently, the men surveyed the wreck with voiceless disgust, until Holy spoke sarcastically. The Long Dim Trail|Forrestine C. Hooker Voiceless now, Nuwell grasped Placer's arm and pointed, trembling, back down the corridor. Rebels of the Red Planet|Charles Louis Fontenay Not only is the world blotted out in the enveloping darkness, but it is voiceless, and there prevails absolute silence. In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham We know there must come a day when you will leave the nest, leave us voiceless, ridiculous, flitting among bare branches. Tommy and Co.|Jerome K. Jerome
British Dictionary definitions for voiceless
adjectivewithout a voice; mute not articulatedvoiceless misery lacking a musical voice silent without the power or right to express an opinion phonetics articulated without accompanying vibration of the vocal cordsin English (p) is a voiceless consonant Derived forms of voicelessvoicelessly, adverbvoicelessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to voicelesssurd, dumb, inarticulate, mute, speechless, wordless, mum, silent, aphonic |